Daily encouragement for Christians
“I will praise you to the heights, my God, the king; I will bless your name forever and ever. Every day I will bless you.” (Psalm 145:1-2) Is this your daily habit? Do you get out of bed anxious to make the Lord the center of your attention? Or do you robotically roll out of […]
I don’t know about you but I have a real struggle with loving people properly. I feel like I’m pretty good at it until I re-examine the Bible’s definition, then I know I fail terribly. 1 Corinthians 13 describes love. “Love is patient and kind, not jealous, not boastful, not proud, rude or selfish, not […]
I believe someone needs to see this today: Have you been affected by suicide? Over a decade ago the World Health Organization reported about 3,000 people take their own lives and another 60,000 may attempt–per day, and those numbers just keep climbing. The highest risk age group is fifteen to twenty-five, but my brother was […]
Do you practice forgiveness? It’s one of God’s most glorious gifts–forgiveness. It’s what makes it possible for us to be joined with Him, for His Spirit to be able to live within us peacefully. We thank God for being faithful to forgive when we admit we did wrong and many of us are able to […]
When I was a child the corner store sold surprise packages that promised to deliver more value for your money along with the excitement of not knowing what’s inside but trusting it will be good. I don’t remember ever being disappointed. When I became the manager of a corner store I enjoyed creating surprise packages […]
From the archives: I have an old dog who is losing his hearing and vision. A screen door, which has not yet been rehung, leans against my house a few feet from the entrance. My dog has been confused lately. He stands at the screen door and barks to be let in. I stand at […]
Years ago a friend said to me, “If you love your kids too much, God will take them away from you.” I became instantly angry! What kind of a god would take my kids from me because I love them too much? For many years I fumed about that thought. I was a prodigal daughter. […]
“But may all those who seek you be glad and take joy in you.” (Psalm 70:4) Think about what it was like when you first began to truly seek the Lord. If you’re like most I know, including myself, you probably began to notice significant difficulties you didn’t expect. Why? When you chose to follow […]
Are you aware that “faith without works is dead”? (James 2:26) What kind of things keep us from showing our faith in ways that make a difference? Selfishness is a big one. We don’t like to admit it but most of us have a selfish streak that rears its ugly head saying, “I don’t […]
In 1970 Edwin Starr recorded a song titled “War.” He asks the question, “What is it good for?” His answer is, “Nothing, absolutely nothing.” To many of us, war seems to be a senseless waste of human lives. After all, we are civilized people who should be able to work things out without fighting. When […]
