Daily encouragement for Christians
Have you ever wondered why the international symbol of medicine is a snake curled around a staff? Its origins can be traced back to Asclepius, the Greek god of healing. Different explanations are circulated throughout history but are you aware of how it fits into Israel’s history? It’s just a short passage about our ancestors […]
Have you ever witnessed the power of prayer? If you have ever spent serious time in intercessory prayer for someone, you have probably been tempted to stop. Why? Because although prayer changes people and situations, the process is often very painful, not only for the person being changed but for you as you stand by […]
Is your soul calm and quiet? During my years of working outside my home, I was always moved into a management position very quickly, eventually hiring in at that level. My dad was a businessman and he taught me well. But, with those positions and life issues came Satan’s weapon of the mind–S-T-R-E-S-S! My husband […]
Have you ever tried to help someone understand that fearing the future is a lack of trusting Father? Trust is hard for most of us. We’ve all had times that people have let us down. Sometimes we may even feel let down by God when we’ve asked or even begged for something specific with no […]
Decisions, decisions, decisions… all day, every day. They can come at you so quickly that sometimes you may not even think before you have made your choice. Other times you ponder all of the possible scenarios based on your answer, hoping to be wise. What if your decision carried the power of life or death […]
Do you know how many times the Bible reports a parting of the waters for the purpose of crossing to the other side? There are four times that we are told about. Most of us know the story of the first time: Moses led the Israelites through the Red Sea as the Egyptians chased after […]
Good sense tells us to always be aware of our surroundings. After all, danger lurks just around the corner. How alert are you? My dad used to say, “Believe nothing that you hear and only half of what you see.” It may sound cynical but it’s good advice for a world full of gossips and […]
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 […]
Does your day feel overwhelming? What does a day’s work look like to you? My view definitely contains less now than it did as a young adult. I once worked, against my will, a twenty-three hour day, but I can’t even imagine how one day in Elijah’s life could have contained as much activity as […]
Do arguments or frustration ever keep you from being able to bring glory to God? After a couple of hours of behavioral correction, I served dinner to my youngster and asked him to pray. “I don’t have anything to say,” was his response. I attempted to reason with him, asking him why his anger with […]
