"And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide Mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood" (Isaiah. 1:15). "If we confess our sins, He is Faithful and Just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighte...
His wayward lambs are guided home. My daily struggle, self-control…A Self Control to get me through;He gives me courage to endure,I’m confident in God, my Rock. Of righteous fruits, I ask in prayer…A Prayer that my heart desires;As the Vine brings forth the harvest,My soul ...
Instead, we are to overcome evil with good (Rom 12:21), and to love our enemies and do good to those who hate us (Luke 6:27). As Christians, “We know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love Him, to those who are called according to His purpose...
Sometimes these difficulties are intended to correct us (such as when we are outside of God’s will), and other times to perfect us (such as when God uses suffering to help us grow spiritually). Therefore, it’s important that “we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of C...
His eyes are like blazing fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him that no one knows but he himself. He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God. The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and ...
It’s like a gentle breeze that soothes the soul and brings a sense of relaxation amidst life’s storms. In the Bible, there are scriptures that offer comfort and assurance of God’s presence in bringing calmness to our hearts. For instance, in Philippians 4:6-7, it says, “Do not ...
It seemed to me that there must be something in religion that was of infinite importance; and it was soon settled with me, that if the soul was immortal I needed a great change in my inward state to be prepared for happiness in heaven. But still my mind was not made up as to the ...
18 You Are All We Have 508 147:1–4 Psalm 147: Bless the Lord, My Soul 77 147:12–15 Psalm 147: Bless the Lord, My Soul 77 148: All Creatures of Our God and King 523 148: All People That on Earth Do Dwell 746 148: All You Works of God 498 148: For the Beauty of the ...
After I took the leap of faith, not all at once, but slowly, gradually, the looking changed. It was as if someone had opened a shuttered window in the room and light poured in upon the landscape. Then, the walls around it began to crumble away and the ceiling above, too. As I gre...
As far back as he could remember, Jim’s Dad read to him. Nightly, many good books, including the Bible, brought peace and understanding to Jim. Dad taught him how to pray. In the morning, Jim would see his Dad on his knees at the window, praying to God. ...