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Read James 4:1–3
What is causing the quarrels and fights among you? Don’t they come from the evil desires at ... Yet you don’t have what you want because you don’t ask God for it. And even when you ask, you don’t get it because your motives are ...
Read 2 Corinthians 1:9-10
The old motto of soldiers during the Revolutionary War applies to many areas of life: "Trust in God, but keep your powder dry!"
In other words, place your life in the ... understanding that the ultimate outcome rests with the Lord God.
To walk by faith does not mean stop thinking . To trust God does ...
... Harvard Business Review , I read a fascinating article on the Jewel Tea Company. It was the title of the article that first grabbed my ...
Timothy, my dear son, be strong through the grace that God gives you in Christ Jesus. You have heard me teach things that have been ...
... and our fathers, because we have sinned against You. To the Lord our God belong compassion and forgiveness, for we have rebelled against Him; nor ...
Read1 Peter 5:5–7
A prayer to be said When the world has gotten you down, And you feel rotten, And you’re too doggone ... beautiful. A few, thought-provoking. This one? Convicting. God really wanted me to get the message. He nudged me up at Mount Hermon in ...
... Shaphat plowing a field. There were twelve teams of oxen in the field, and Elisha was plowing with the twelfth team. Elijah went over to ... and then walked away. (1 Kings 19:19)
Thanks to God’s kind and gentle dealing, Elijah crawled out of the cave. “He departed ...
... Here is David, standing by Saul, as a giant lumbers across the distant landscape.
Saul says, “Who are you?” “I’m David.” ... David get such courage? He had learned it all alone before God. What kind of man is this David? A man of reality. He’s a man who ...
... to. I admire those who have, and I’m always amazed at the intense training marathon runners endure before they strap on their ... when it comes to running the marathon of faith that God has called us to run, He encourages us to begin with a “walk.”
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... we sat, a cluster of six. A stubby orange candle burned at the centre of our table flickering eerie shadows across our faces. One spoke; ... honed by tests, risks, heartbreaks, and failures. Decades in the same crucible had made his counsel invaluable.
His age? Seventy-two. He ...
... life. Glorious life. Those who live on what we might call “the outskirts of hope” need a transfusion. Easter gives it.
I think of all those who are battling the dread disease of cancer. Talk about people living on “the outskirts.” ...
Read Hebrews 10:15-25
One of the most encouraging things about new years, new weeks, and new days is the ... wrote to all the Jonahs who may have been reading this book. God was speaking:
“I will make up to you for the years That the swarming locust has eaten.” (Joel 2:25)
If God can take a disobedient prophet, turn him around, and set him on fire ...
... an iron chisel and filled with lead, engraved forever in the rock.” (Job 19:23–24)
Job longed for his words of woe to be ... no idea that his words would survive him. Yet, think of it, God chose to include them in His eternal Word! Along with Scriptures like ...
... derringer. Then why ? Because a rumour was sweeping the country that his coffin was empty. A select group of witnesses observed ... disseminated, creating unrest, fear, and harm. That’s why God makes clear the importance of using our words to speak grace, not spread ...
... Maybe a couple have crossed your mind today sometime between the too-early chime of your smartphone and the too-late racket of the ... on the night before or what you may face as a new day dawns, God offers you truth on which you can centre your thoughts:
I still dare ...
Read Proverbs 22:9
I feel like starting with the words the nurse says as she approaches your bed with one hand behind her back: "This ...
... Psalm 46:10
Eight words were brashly smeared across the dashboard of the speedboat tied up at Gulf Shores, Alabama. They reflected ... words in Psalm 46:10: “Be still, and know that I am God!”
Let that sink in. Let’s leave the noise and speed to the Snake. ...
Read Psalm 42:11
Comparing the acts of forgiving and forgetting, I think forgetting is the tougher ... our full focus must be on the Lord and not on people. By God's great grace, it can happen.
Before we move on, let's pause long enough to ask ourselves two questions:
First, ...
The church has always been known for its resolute spirit. Built upon the solid bedrock of Jesus Christ and reinforced by the granite pillars of the prophets and apostles, the church stands on the ...
As one of the largest books of the Minor Prophets, Zechariah presents an encouraging word of assurance to a demoralized people. The prophet Haggai had led the way in rebuilding the temple…but the people ...
Walking the hallways of the Capitol in Washington, D.C., is, in itself, a course in U.S. history. Past ... silently about their times and their unique roles in shaping the nation.
A similar collection of portraits lines the halls of Hebrews ...
