But God will use your mess for good. We see a perfect mess; God sees a perfect chance to train, test, and teach the future prime minister. We see a prison; God sees a kiln. We see famine; God sees the...
But God will use this mess for good. In the meantime don’t be foolish or naive. But don’t despair either. With God’s help you will get through this.
Bugs bug people, but they can kill sheep. Flies, mosquitoes, and gnats can turn the summer into a time of torture for the livestock. Consider nose flies, for example. If they succeed in depositing the...
Because of Calvary, I’m free to choose. And so I choose. I choose love . . . No occasion justifies hatred; no injustice warrants bitterness.
Be careful what you think, because your thoughts run your life (Prov. 4:23 NCV). Do you want to be happy tomorrow? Then
Be anxious for nothing. Nada. Zilch. Zero. Is this what he meant? Not exactly. He wrote the phrase in the present active tense, which implies an ongoing state. It's the life of perpetual anxiety that...
At the beginning of every act of faith, there is often a seed of fear.
As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present result, to preserve many people alive. (Genesis 50:20 NASB)
As far back as the son of Adam, worshipers knew without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness (Heb. 9:22 NIV). How Abel
And God, the Master Builder. This is the meaning behind Joseph's words God meant it for good in order to bring about... The Hebrew word translated here as bring about is a construction term
A stronghold is a false premise that denies God’s promise. It sets itself up against the knowledge of God (v. 5 NIV). It seeks to eclipse our discovery of God. It attempts to magnify the problem and m...
8But God shows his great love for us in this way: Christ died for us while we were still sinners.
¡Esta es la promesa de la oración! ¡Podemos hacer cambiar de idea a Dios! Su voluntad final es inflexible, pero la implementación de su voluntad no lo es. Él no cambia su carácter ni su propósito, per...
You’ve already learned, haven’t you, that a promise made is not always a promise kept? Just because someone is called your dad, that doesn’t mean he will act like your dad. Even though they said yes o...
You want to make a difference in your world? Live a holy life:Be faithful to your spouse.Be the one at the office who refuses to cheat.Be the neighbor who acts neighborly.Be the employee who does the...
You meant evil against me, Joseph told his brothers, using a Hebrew verb that traces its meaning to weave or plait. You wove evil, he was saying, but God rewove it together for good. God, the Master W...
You have a God who hears you, the power of love behind you, the Holy Spirit within you, and all of heaven ahead of you. If you have the Shepherd, you have grace for every sin, direction for every turn...
Woman, where are they? Has no one judged you guilty?She answers No one, sir.Then Jesus says, I also don't judge you guilty. You may go now, but don't sin anymore.If you have ever wondered how God reac...
Why is the cross the symbol of our faith? To find the answer, look no further than the cross itself. Its design couldn’t be simpler. One beam horizontal—the other vertical. One reaches out—like God’s...
Who are they to give stars or dots? They're Wemmicks just like you.Eli to Punchinello (p. 25)