of us. Remaining patient during times of adversity allows us to retain the lesson that God is trying to teach us and be grateful that God’s hand holds us and helps us endure under the strain. It can be equally difficult for us to be thankful when things are going well. The very natu...
He holds us steady, and keeps us secure. Another time we see a play on words in scripture is Matthew 16:17-20 when Jesus tells Peter, “You are Peter (Petros) and on this rock (Petra) I will build my church.” This is the same Peter who just chapters earlier in Matthew 14:22-3...
We see this profoundly in Jesus. Until Jesus was conceived, God had no first-hand understanding of what being human was like. God was not a man, and didn’t have personal experience of being human. But when Jesus incarnated in Mary’s womb and was born like any other human, God got ...
For I am the Lord your God, who holds your right hand, who says to you, “Do not fear, I will help you.” Isaiah 41:13, CSB God calls us to rest, and one of those ways is to rest from anxiety and fear. Trust God, and honor His call by resting in Him. ...
As we go forward in our lives, we need to guard our faith. We need to keep away from situations that nick at our faith and try to tear it down. Maybe you need to stay away from a friend who berates you for your faith. We all could spend more time in scripture. The more we are...
Scripture Lesson:He has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time,(2 Timothy 1:9 NIV) ...
39. “The scripture is God’s plan on how we are to live our lives here and what we are to do to have eternal life.”– Deborah Norville 40. “Sometimes I haven’t understood why he has done things and why things happened, but I know that God has a plan.”– Jan Brewer ...
We all have times in our lives when we need to make decisions. You know the type: those decisions that require wisdom. This kind of wisdom can only be found in Christ; wisdom we need to seek through His Word. However, Scripture is not a catalogue of “do’s and do nots” of all ...
Scripture tells us that God is going to go with us when we rise up. In Micah 7:8, “Rejoice not over me, O my enemy; when I fall, I shall rise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord will be a light to me.” When we fall, God will give us not only the strength to rise, but...
God does work on a timetable (Galatians 4:4; Acts 2:1). His timing is perfect and doesn’t always match up with ours. God does also at times say no. Below are some specific times in scripture when God said no. There are times when it’s a good thing He doesn’t answer our pr...