Daily encouragement for Christians
“Let us not grow weary of doing what is good.” (Galatians 6:9) Are you so worn out from trying to survive that you have no time or energy left in your day to worry about anyone else? I’ve known many people–myself included– who get so focused on making a living that they miss their chance […]
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 […]
“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 […]
“Happy the person who finds wisdom, the person who acquires understanding.” (Proverbs 3:13) Have you found wisdom through education? Do you proudly hold a degree that proves it? What has been your most studied subject? “Don’t be conceited about your own wisdom.” (Proverbs 3:7) Perhaps you didn’t even graduate high school. Does that make others […]
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, […]
“What we have seen and heard, we are proclaiming to you; so that you too may have fellowship with us.” (1 John 1:3) Do you talk to others about the things you see and hear? Many of us have practiced doing that in the form of gossip. The big issue I see with that is […]
Have you ever heard of a “peace officer” before? I was watching a court T.V. show where one party was explaining how he had used the protection of his local police department in case things were to get out of control. Being from small-town USA I have always been aware of the option to have […]
“There is no God besides me, a just God and a Savior; there is none besides me. Look at me and be saved, all the ends of the earth! For I am God; there is no other.” (Isaiah 45:21-22) Have you given Father the seat of honor in your heart? It requires you to get […]
I started today with three possible topics to write about. I did my regular reading schedule, picked up my pen, and began tumbling those ideas through my head, waiting for one to fall in the slot–like a bingo or lottery ball. But my mind kept jumping back to the last thing I had read this […]
I was raised in a proud family. We were never wealthy but we grew up believing we could and should learn to do everything for ourselves and we should be proud of that. You would find our family in church every Sunday but we were taught self-sufficiency. I didn’t know how to hear God. Turns […]
