Daily encouragement for Christians
Do you trust God with your money? Do you tell yourself that God surely knows you aren’t able to give anything right now and certainly not ten percent–followed with a promise to make it up when you can? When I first returned to church, after a twenty-year absence, I had seven dollars in my purse, […]
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 […]
Who is the richest person in the world? We often dream of what life would be like for us if we had unlimited resources. If the people who compile the list of the wealthiest people every year were to go far enough back in history, they would find one man whose rank in the number […]
Suppose you were a wealthy person, with desirable possessions, who hears that a raiding party has just attacked a neighbor’s mansion, overtook it, and were now headed to your gates. How would you respond? Throughout the Bible, we see many raids and wars. Most times, when made aware of the coming attack, the people would […]
My dad used to be a stickler about always eating dessert if it came with a meal. After all, he had paid the price for it. Have you ever considered the price that was paid to ransom your life? Have you personalized it yet or do you think it was paid for other, more important […]
From the archives: Have you ever felt really tested by God? When I had my wedding ring designed it included a diamond that belonged to my mother who had passed several years before. On a camping trip with my extended family, I lost that diamond. I searched frantically before alerting the rest of the family. […]
God has good gifts to give! But His gifts are not the type we give and He doesn’t hand them out like we do. We usually plan to give the best gifts at predetermined milestones in someone’s life such as a special birthday, graduation, marriage, new baby, retirement…. Some of us have come to expect […]
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, […]
When I was a child the corner store sold surprise packages that promised to deliver more value for your money along with the excitement of not knowing what’s inside but trusting it will be good. I don’t remember ever being disappointed. When I became the manager of a corner store I enjoyed creating surprise packages […]
Are you aware that “faith without works is dead”? (James 2:26) What kind of things keep us from showing our faith in ways that make a difference? Selfishness is a big one. We don’t like to admit it but most of us have a selfish streak that rears its ugly head saying, “I don’t […]
