Daily encouragement for Christians
How wonderful it would be to become a person who always hears His words and acts on them, to have that house that is built on such a firm foundation it will never shake. When we are standing on the mountaintop with the Lord, we feel that kind of power and conviction. We believe we […]
Have you ever told a lie? I’m reasonably sure your answer is yes, even if honesty is a well-known trait of your reputation. I was a young teen when my dad asked me a question he already knew the answer to. I loved my dad very much and did not want to disappoint him, so […]
I’ve heard a couple of people talk of being supernaturally transported through a vision, to Calvary, where they witnessed that fateful day in history, the day we people put our Savior on the cross. When I consider how emotional I get just reading about it I can’t imagine being a witness. I like to think […]
What do you normally do with instruction manuals? Do you read them from cover to cover? Perhaps you’re like me and stick them in a file just in case you need them later. Oftentimes we like to feel as though we are intelligent enough to figure it out without asking for help. Is that what […]
Do you know how many times the Bible reports a parting of the waters for the purpose of crossing to the other side? There are four times that we are told about. Most of us know the story of the first time: Moses led the Israelites through the Red Sea as the Egyptians chased after […]
At 5 AM I can hear the birds in the trees but I cannot see them–it is still dark. I can’t deny their presence for their voices sing out loudly as if they will awaken the sun. The creatures of the night have settled into their holes and the night becomes day once again. There […]
Good sense tells us to always be aware of our surroundings. After all, danger lurks just around the corner. How alert are you? My dad used to say, “Believe nothing that you hear and only half of what you see.” It may sound cynical but it’s good advice for a world full of gossips and […]
My dad raised me to believe that anything worth having is worth working for. I wonder if that thought was in Naaman’s mind as he traveled to Israel seeking a cure for his tzara’at (leprosy). After first being given no hope from the king of Israel, who declared only God could do such a thing, […]
Do you know what the word shalom means? It can be used as a simple greeting–hello or goodbye, but when used in the Bible it goes much deeper. Many translations use the word “peace” in place of shalom. Do you ever think about how deep God’s peace is? Shalom is defined as peace, harmony, wholeness, […]
Does your day feel overwhelming? What does a day’s work look like to you? My view definitely contains less now than it did as a young adult. I once worked, against my will, a twenty-three hour day, but I can’t even imagine how one day in Elijah’s life could have contained as much activity as […]
