Daily encouragement for Christians
Have you noticed societies attempt to be all-inclusive so no one ever feels left out? Everyone who runs the race gets an award…what is the incentive to try harder? That isn’t the way Father designed things. He has an extensive incentive package for those who win the victory. Every one of us are born into […]
What is the greatest desire of your heart right now? Does it have anything to do with Father? I know that His greatest desire is that His children acknowledge Him not only in word but in action. 1 John chapter 3 stresses that God’s people will follow Him and be righteous people without sin. “No […]
King Zedekiah ruled Judah during the time of the prophet Jeremiah. He acknowledged the fact that Jeremiah had the Lord’s ear but neither he nor anyone else in the land paid any attention to the instruction Jeremiah brought back–even when it was requested. Zedekiah was not a strong king, in fact, the leaders of the […]
Do you seek the Lord’s favor by making promises of what you will do for Him if only He will grant your desire? The Israelites continuously found themselves in impossible situations because of their lack of follow-through. Every time they were greatly oppressed they would cry out to the Lord for help, usually promising […]
As Christians, we are set apart. We are here as ambassadors recruiting people to become citizens of heaven. We are supposed to be different. So why do we often desire to live like those we are sent to recruit? Israel, the first people group to be set apart, had God as their leader, their ruler; […]
Does fear of failure keep you from saying yes when you are offered an opportunity? Do you examine yourself looking for your weak areas and convince yourself that you will let someone down and look foolish for trying? I am guilty of this reaction many times. However, I have noticed that God does not just […]
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, […]
Were you ever convinced that once you started following Jesus your life would fall into place and you would have smooth sailing for the remainder of your life? Christians often tell the good things that happened after they got off the throne of their own hearts. Many beautiful pictures are painted, often leading to disappointment […]
How honored was the Virgin Mary to be chosen to be the mother of Christ! Out of all the young women at the time, God chose to send the Spirit to Mary. How much more could a person be blessed than with the honor of being used to birth the Savior of the world! Do […]
“If we hear the voice of ADONAI [the Lord] our God any more, we will die! For who is there of all humanity that has heard the voice of the living God speaking from the fire, as we have, and stayed alive? You, go near.” (Deuteronomy 5:21 (24)-24 (27)) As I read that passage I […]
