Daily encouragement for Christians
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; […]
Do you trust the Lord to guide you safely and provide all you need for your journey? The Israelites did not. They continually looked back, longing for what they had left in Egypt; the land that was so horribly abusive to them. No matter how many miracles they witnessed they thought God would fail to […]
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 […]
It’s important to consider our environment and how we care for it. Do you think we will ever win the war against global warming? Every generation blames the one ahead of itself for leaving the world in a mess. Do you have special clothing to protect you from the elements? Perhaps a rain jacket and […]
Do you remember a specific time that you were humbled by something? One time for me was around 2010. My husband and I owned a business that was not financially where it needed to be and I had to apply for a food card. In those days you had to physically go into the DHS […]
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 used to attend a Messianic Jewish church led by an undeniably Spirit-led rabbi. At one Shabbat service, the rabbi made a statement that rattled me for a moment. I don’t remember his exact words but he told the congregation, emphatically, that anyone who had been attending regularly for a year or more and had […]
