Daily encouragement for Christians
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 […]
One particular morning I spent too much time caring for my pets. The clock kept ticking as I sat in my office chair feeling the time crunch. I looked at my gratitude journal and thought, “I don’t have time; I’ll come back to it.” I felt the Spirit asking me how I thought I could […]
Garden. What does that word bring to mind for you? Is your first thought about the work involved in planting, weeding, cultivating? Is it a weight hanging over you because time is short and the chores are plentiful? Does the word bring you a sense of satisfaction as you envision your favorite vegetables standing tall […]
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 […]
Are we too quick to automatically give Satan credit when bad things happen? After all, his mission is to steal, kill and destroy, so it makes sense that he would be the driving force behind everything that appears to be evil in our eyes. But if we look deeper we can see that as far […]
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 […]
How often do you just drift through the day, going through the same motions that you have repeatedly performed? Maybe you dream your way through. Perhaps you are devising ways in your mind to solve the problems of the world, as you robotically perform your daily duties. You may stand in the mirror making yourself […]
Have you ever listened to a sermon given by a feel-good pastor? It seems more and more people are drawn to that “come on, get happy” type of message that only looks at the good side of God’s blessings and never mentions Jesus. They don’t talk about what happened at Calvary; how the blood of […]
Any tech-savvy person will tell you never to go online without virus protection. Doctors will tell you not to go into flu season without a flu shot and to take your vitamins. Our children cannot attend school until they have been vaccinated against a slew of diseases. Our world is full of dangers and human […]
Do you remember King Yoshiyahu? That’s Hebrew for Josiah. His story lies in 2 Kings chapters 23-24. We hear much about King David. In Acts 13:22 he is even called, “a man after my own heart,” by the Lord. David is usually the first one we think of as an example of a good king. […]
