Which leads us to a second tool you need—an open Bible.
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you. (Isa...
Trusting Christ for salvation but resisting transformation. We occasionally flip the switch, but most of the time we settle for shadows.
The stone was moved—not for Jesus—but for the women; not so Jesus could come out, but so the women could see in!
The LORD is good. His love is forever, and his loyalty goes on and on. Psalm 100:5
So Jesus himself swung the hammer. The same hand that stilled the seas stills your guilt. The same hand that cleansed the Temple cleanses your heart. The hand is the hand of God. The nail is the nail...
Since he bore the sin of the murderer and adulterer, he felt the shame of the murderer and adulterer. Though he never lied, he bore the disgrace of a liar. Though he never cheated, he felt the embarra...
Pues tú eres Dios, oh Soberano SEÑOR; tus palabras son verdad, y le has prometido estas cosas buenas a tu siervo. 2 SAMUEL 7.28 (NTV)
Nunca te pareces más a Jesús que cuando oras por otros. Ora por la gente que amas; ora por los que no amas. Ora por este mundo que sufre. Preséntale tu caso al Dador del pan.
Nothing has a greater impact on spiritual growth than reflection on Scripture. If churches could do only one thing to help people at all levels of spiritual maturity grow in their relationship with Ch...
Mother Teresa is credited with saying, God didn’t call us to be successful, just faithful.
Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. To these I commit my day. If I succeed, I will give thanks. If I fail, I will seek his grace.
Love extends an olive leaf to the loved one and says, I have hope in you. Love is just as quick to say, I have hope for you. You can say those words. You are a flood survivor. By God’s grace you have...
Just when the womb gets too old for babies, Sarai gets pregnant. Just when the failure is too great for grace, David is pardoned. And just when the road is too dark for Mary and Mary, the angel glows...
Joseph's story just parted company with the volumes of self-help books and all the secret-to-success formulas that direct the struggler to an inner power (dig deeper). Joseph's story points elsewhere...
I’m alone, she wrote, and I want to share something with somebody.4 Loneliness. It’s a cry. A moan, a wail. It’s a gasp whose origin is the recesses of our souls. Can you hear it? The abandoned child....
In the days leading up to the war with Germany, the British government commissioned a series of posters. The idea was to capture encouraging slogans on paper and distribute them about the country. Cap...
In changing times lay hold of the unchanging character of God.
If today starts to get hectic, take five minutes to be alone with God. If your work gets interrupted, ask God for patience to deal with the interruption and for endurance to finish the task.
If the Bible is called the Good Book, it's not because its people are. Blood flows as freely through the stories as the ink through the quills that penned them.