A Loving Father
You have reason to give thanks. You don't have to qualify yourself for His kingdom. His grace has rescued you.
Written by Chuck Swindoll, these encouraging devotional thoughts are published seven days per week.
You have reason to give thanks. You don't have to qualify yourself for His kingdom. His grace has rescued you.
What appears as an unsolvable problem to us is actually a rather exhilarating challenge. People who inspire others are those who see invisible bridges at the end of dead-end streets.
What does motherhood require? Transparent tenderness, authentic spirituality, inner confidence, unselfish love, and self-control.
Do you know what God's fresh, new morning message is to us? Whether the sun is shining brightly or whether it's pouring down rain? Whether the morning is bright or whether it's grey and overcast?
I know you feel overwhelmed, overloaded, pressed down. But believe Me, I am touched with your situation. And I have a plan! I am working out the details of your deliverance even now. Trust Me!"
Can't and won't. Christians need to be very careful which one they choose. It seems that we prefer to use "can't."
Do you want riches? Then listen to Jesus: But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added to you (Matthew 6:33).
There is nothing shallow about authentic love. Nor is it a magic wand we whip out and wave over a problem with a whoosh, hoping all the pain will go away.
In today's hype about success, wisdom is conspicuous by its absence. Outside of biblical literature and biblically based books, we hardly even come across the Word….
In a similar fashion, God scrutinizes our paths. From where we are, tunnelling along, all we see is the sand immediately ahead, behind, and beside us.