Daily encouragement for Christians
“Treat other people the way you would like them to treat you.” (Luke 6:31) Through technology and travel, the pace of our broken world is spinning out of control. Frustration, anger, confusion, slander, swirl through our atmosphere looking for an unprotected heart to dwell in. Our children are great targets. Many of them come from […]
King Nebuchadnezzar had it all. He ruled over the entire world. God had so blessed him that He had given the king complete control. Until…pride came over him. “Twelve months later, as he was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Bavel [Babylon], the king said, ‘Bavel the great! I built it as […]
Do you ever find yourself asking God for a sign, anything from him, to help bolster your faith as you stare down a mountain of trouble? Does He give you one? If He does, how long will that sign truly sustain your belief that He will show up the next time? In Exodus 13 the […]
Throughout the Bible we see crowds of people coming to Jesus, following, calling out, reaching out to touch Him: searching for something, looking for a miracle. And what happens? Jesus responds to them with compassion. He tells us to ask if we wish to receive, make our requests known to HIm. But what about the […]
On vacation in the Tennessee mountains, some of us decided we wanted to see the house at the top, so we set off for an adventure up the slope–in a two-wheel-drive vehicle. We slowly climbed until the wheels began to spin–we were stuck. I pondered how God would rescue us; He knew what was coming […]
When you think of God giving the ten commandments for the first time do you picture Moses on the mountaintop with two stone tablets? That’s the most common thought. Actually, God gave them verbally from Heaven to the entire Israelite community. But the people were too afraid to listen: “All the people experienced the thunder, […]
Hate the sin, not the sinner. Have you ever heard that before? It appears to me that in our efforts to prove we don’t hate the sinner, we have begun to celebrate the sin with them. As Christians, we are being labeled as supremacists with phobias if we do not embrace the self-indulgent sin the […]
Does fear of failure keep you from saying yes when you are offered an opportunity? Do you examine yourself looking for your weak areas and convince yourself that you will let someone down and look foolish for trying? I am guilty of this reaction many times. However, I have noticed that God does not just […]
When do you pray? Do you have a designated time and place to meet with Jesus each day? “ADONAI [Lord], in the morning you will hear my voice; in the morning I lay my needs before you and wait expectantly.” (Psalm 5:4 CJB (3)) Do you think time with the Lord is a luxury you […]
Have you ever wondered why the international symbol of medicine is a snake curled around a staff? Its origins can be traced back to Asclepius, the Greek god of healing. Different explanations are circulated throughout history but are you aware of how it fits into Israel’s history? It’s just a short passage about our ancestors […]
