Let us approach the throne of grace with confidence. Some people not only receive gifts without trouble, but actually expect gifts. Then there are those folks who seem reluctant to receive anything. The greatest gift ever given is Jesus, our Savior. In our human understanding we have difficulty in believing Read more…
We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. Capturing our thoughts is no easy task. There is so much going on around us it’s hard to think much less focus. It Read more…
A righteous man may have many troubles, but the Lord delivers him from all of them. We are going to have troubles. Even the righteous and good have things that are distressing. As believers we know we do not face trouble alone. In the heat of our battles Christ is Read more…
“I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint.” I’m certain each of us understand weariness. We have had to endure so many changes to our everyday life. We long for the “normal.” The realization that “normal” will never look the same weighs heavy on our hearts and minds. As Read more…
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Three simple directives–hope, patience and faithfulness. They seem simple enough, but we have trouble with them, don’t we? Out of the three “hope” is probably the easiest for us. Hope provides a cord of encouragement. Our circumstances change frequently so Read more…
Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You. God knows all things. His ways are higher than ours. He knows us. He knows our joys, our sorrows and our pains. He knows when we are afraid. In those times He wants us to trust Him. He wants us to Read more…