GENESIS 3:1-6 “Everything is up to me. I am on my own. I have to figure out what to do next.” And so comes the temptation not to pray to God or to pray with little hope and to act without listening for His guidance. Not thinking that God has the best of plans for … [Read more…]
PHILIPPIANS 4:6-7 Stop worrying! We do not accomplish anything much by constantly worrying. I can not tell you how many times in my life I have heard those words. When faced with a challenge or crisis, our tendency is to get all anxious about it. But God does not want us to react that way. He … [Read more…]
PROVERBS 16:9 The covid-19 pandemic has radically changed a lot of our plans. From canceled weddings, burials and graduations to forced unemployment and serious health challenges, etc. Many people are still wondering what is going on. What they are facing is not what they planned for. And as Proverbs reminds us, we can make lots … [Read more…]
HEBREWS 11:33-38 Every generation has its heroes in most walks of life. It is good to remember them with gratitude for the influence they have had in our lives. The Bible too has its list of heroes, many of whom are preached about on any given occasion. Hebrews chapter 11 is often called the who is … [Read more…]
PSALM 55:6 When we are overwhelmed by trials in our lives, when we are just hemmed-in on every side and we are so miserable and we see no way out, how do we respond? I think that for a lot of people, they want to flee. They want to get out of there! That was exactly … [Read more…]
GENESIS 2:7 Breathe in, breathe out. We do it about 12-14 times a minute without thinking. At rest, our lungs take in about six liters of air per minute. When we are working hard, we can take in more than one hundred liters per minute. Breathing is a miracle we do not stop to think about … [Read more…]
LUKE 12:7 Anyone who cares about us will always be concerned about the details of our lives. Jesus says that His Father (our Father) has taken the time to count each one of the hairs on our head! What incredible attention to detail! It is amazing to think that such insignificance in our eyes seems so important … [Read more…]
LAMENTATIONS 3:22-23 Today I hold before us a truth that will sustain us when all other props are gone. No matter what is going on in our lives right now – stress, health problems, finances that have us in a vice grip, desperately wishing we had never married, desperately wanting to get married, children who … [Read more…]
PSALM 118:28-29 Ungratefulness is a powerful opponent that steals our focus, and ultimately it can sabotage our dreams. It may feel like a normal response to pain and disappointment, but it usually makes things harder than they need to be. Being grateful changes our perspective. It opens the heavens and makes us aware that God is … [Read more…]
HEBREWS 11:16B Mark 8:38 says, “Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when He cometh in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.” But for those who live by faith, no matter how they … [Read more…]
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