Daily encouragement for Christians
Suppose you were a wealthy person, with desirable possessions, who hears that a raiding party has just attacked a neighbor’s mansion, overtook it, and were now headed to your gates. How would you respond? Throughout the Bible, we see many raids and wars. Most times, when made aware of the coming attack, the people would […]
Do you trust the pictures in your mind more than the words of the Bible? For example, when you think of the Last Supper do you see Jesus sitting in the middle of the twelve disciples at a large table as Leonardo da Vinci painted? The famous picture that hangs in so many homes has […]
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 struggle to know that you are fully loved by the Creator of the universe and nothing you do or fail to do today can change that? It doesn’t seem right in our human minds that we can’t somehow cause God to become so angry with us that He just can’t love us anymore. […]
What do you normally do with instruction manuals? Do you read them from cover to cover? Perhaps you’re like me and stick them in a file just in case you need them later. Oftentimes we like to feel as though we are intelligent enough to figure it out without asking for help. Is that what […]
The same words are spoken from two opposite corners for completely different purposes: “Whoever is unsure of himself, turn in here!” One voice is Wisdom, the other is the foolish woman. They both speak to the weak-willed. Do you ever find yourself wandering around aimlessly, or unable to move at all, unsure of where you […]
Do you take for granted the possessions you have accumulated, diminishing their value? It’s an easy thing to do in the U.S. because we live in a land of plenty. Our land flows with milk and honey–things the Israelites only dreamed about for decades. We have enjoyed peace within our borders for the majority […]
Are you a lover or a fighter? Do you know that we are all called to be both? We are to love each other as God’s precious children, always. We are also called to fight the powers of darkness and evil, always. We fail miserably at the “always” part. A contemporary Christian artist, Jamie […]
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 […]
