Daily encouragement for Christians
I was on a social media site when my interest was piqued about a page offering some interesting clothing bearing Christian slogans. I saw there were many comments and decided to see what people had to say about the company. I soon noticed that many of the comments had nothing to do with the company […]
Do you feel the turmoil of our world? It seems as though everyone is pointing a finger at someone they consider a wicked leader. In fact, we are pretty good at laying all of the world’s issues on the back of that person or group. Nearly everyone feels there has been dishonesty, cheating, immorality, spying, […]
“Sh’ma Yisra’el! ADONAI Eloheinu, ADONAI echad (Hear Isra’el! ADONAI our God; ADONAI is one).” (Deuteronomy 6:4) These are the words God commanded his people to keep in their hearts, on their headbands, tied to their hands and affixed to their doorposts. They were to teach them to their children and talk about them wherever they […]
Do you trust the Lord to guide you safely and provide all you need for your journey? The Israelites did not. They continually looked back, longing for what they had left in Egypt; the land that was so horribly abusive to them. No matter how many miracles they witnessed they thought God would fail to […]
“Anyone who thinks he is religiously observant but does not control his tongue is deceiving himself, and his observance counts for nothing.” (James 1:26) What does “religiously observant” mean to you? Do you realize that Jesus taught religion as relationship? I think about James, the younger brother of Jesus, and wonder what sort of relationship […]
Do you like revenge? Do you enjoy seeing others get what they deserve when they don’t follow the rules? Do you ever ask God to get even with someone on your behalf? What about yourself–do you follow all of God’s rules? Are you aware of the offenses God says deserve death? Things such as sacrificing […]
“So God created humankind in his own image; in the image of God he created him: male and female he created them.” (Genesis 1:27) He also created humankind with an emotion that, in my opinion, He does not possess: surprise. Many of our emotions were brought on through the fall of Adam and Eve, but […]
I used to have a friend who said he might go to a church that didn’t preach hellfire and brimstone. He didn’t believe in the existence of hell; “If God is good he’d never send people to hell,” he’d say. A self-declared genius, my friend believed that the Bible is a fictional piece of work, […]
Do arguments or frustration ever keep you from being able to bring glory to God? After a couple of hours of behavioral correction, I served dinner to my youngster and asked him to pray. “I don’t have anything to say,” was his response. I attempted to reason with him, asking him why his anger with […]
“Whoever is unsure of himself turn in here!” (Proverbs 9:4) Those are the words of Wisdom. If you’re traveling on the road with me, be prepared to take evasive action as I slam the brakes and crank the wheel, proving how unsure of myself I truly am. It didn’t take long for my temper to […]
