Daily encouragement for Christians
I pulled this from the archives because another coffee maker is headed for the graveyard but the Word remains sharp as ever. It’s burial day for another coffee maker at my house. I used it nearly every day but now it needs to be replaced–I wore it out. It seems that everything we use–clothes, shoes, […]
Do you feel the turmoil of our world? It seems as though everyone is pointing a finger at someone they consider a wicked leader. In fact, we are pretty good at laying all of the world’s issues on the back of that person or group. Nearly everyone feels there has been dishonesty, cheating, immorality, spying, […]
“The whole world used the same language, the same words.” (Genesis 11:1) Imagine a world of people who completely understood one another. I challenge you to find one family that completely understands each member. I prefer texting as a way of communication for several reasons. I can consider my answer and change it before I […]
Has God addressed the issue of your mouth yet? Do you open it to let cruel and hurtful words fly to the ears of others? Are you a person who always has something more to say? The tongue is the hardest thing to control and yet we are instructed to keep it closely guarded. The […]
“Let us not grow weary of doing what is good.” (Galatians 6:9) Are you so worn out from trying to survive that you have no time or energy left in your day to worry about anyone else? I’ve known many people–myself included– who get so focused on making a living that they miss their chance […]
On vacation in the Tennessee mountains, some of us decided we wanted to see the house at the top, so we set off for an adventure up the slope–in a two-wheel-drive vehicle. We slowly climbed until the wheels began to spin–we were stuck. I pondered how God would rescue us; He knew what was coming […]
“Sh’ma Yisra’el! ADONAI Eloheinu, ADONAI echad (Hear Isra’el! ADONAI our God; ADONAI is one).” (Deuteronomy 6:4) These are the words God commanded his people to keep in their hearts, on their headbands, tied to their hands and affixed to their doorposts. They were to teach them to their children and talk about them wherever they […]
Have you ever known anyone who declares, “Things have been going pretty well lately but I’m waiting for the other shoe to drop?” Solomon advises: “When things are going well, enjoy yourself, but when things are going badly, consider that God made one alongside the other, so that people would learn nothing of their futures.” […]
“Happy the person who finds wisdom, the person who acquires understanding.” (Proverbs 3:13) Have you found wisdom through education? Do you proudly hold a degree that proves it? What has been your most studied subject? “Don’t be conceited about your own wisdom.” (Proverbs 3:7) Perhaps you didn’t even graduate high school. Does that make others […]
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; […]
