Daily encouragement for Christians
“You are to say everything I order you… But I will make him hard-hearted… Pharaoh will not listen to you.” (Exodus 7:2-4) I wonder how many of us given a task such as this, would have shaken our head and asked God, “Why are you asking me to talk to someone whom you have already […]
Do you ever read into a Bible story and consider what our ancestors went through physically? Their strength and endurance simply amaze me. Picture Mt. Sinai: 7,497 feet high, nearly one and a half miles. There are currently 3,700 uneven stone steps to the top taking the average tourist three hours to climb. Moses went […]
From the archive: Do you ever wonder what people would think if they witnessed you and God in conversation? I opened the stats page for my blog. That’s the page with the graph that shows me how my post is performing for the day, week, month, or year. It had been my habit to look […]
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. […]
“Stop being so fearful! Remain steady, and you will see how ADONAI [the Lord] is going to save you–today you have seen the Egyptians, but you will never see them again!” (Exodus 14:13) The Israelites had been in Egypt for 430 years and were slaves for 400 of them. No one alive at that time […]
Shhh, listen, not to the sounds around you but the thoughts within your mind. Are you seeking the Lord right now? Are you able to walk peacefully in the garden of your heart as you accept the Spirit’s call to sit and relax in the freshness of the new day? Or does it seem like […]
Have you ever considered how humble Moses and Aaron had to be for God to use them so powerfully? The people would grumble and the two of them would fall prostrate before the Lord and beg Him to forgive them and send an answer. God, in His loving faithfulness always provided instructions to solve the […]
Are you too busy to recognize a Sabbath day in your week? Does your job require or offer work every day? Are you in a financial bind–feeling that you must work as much as possible, even if it means months without a day off? Do you dream of a day to just rest? Do you […]
Do you judge your own perceived successes and failures? I once had a pastor who was so hard on himself for still being a sinner that he began preaching depressing sermons week after week calling us to repent over everything, and we should. However, he had no joy for us to see as he […]
How are you reacting to the current scare of the world? Are you relaxing and putting everything in the trustworthy hands of Father? Perhaps you are one of the panic buyers. If so, I need one of you to explain to me why so much toilet paper. Who would have ever predicted a shortage in […]
