Daily encouragement for Christians
“By your strength you set up the mountains. You are clothed with power. You still the roaring of the seas, the crashing waves, and the peoples’ turmoil. This is why those living at the ends of the earth stand in awe of your signs. The places where the sun rises and sets you cause to […]
From the archives: I wrote in my gratitude journal, thanking Father for lessons from the night before. Inspire Ministries had been hosting monthly meetings called Bible Journaling Night. Inspire is a labor of love to God from my friend Wendy. I knew I wanted to attend simply because Wendy was and continues to be a […]
A reminder of the power of prayer: “Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will tell you what he has done for me. I cried out to him with my mouth, his praise was on my tongue. Had I cherished evil thoughts, Adonai [the Lord], would not have listened.” (Psalm 66:16-18) During […]
Worth the reminder: “ADONAI said, ‘Should I hide from Avraham (Abraham) what I am about to do?’” (Genesis 18:17) Do you ever feel like God is hiding something from you? I was contacted by a local rehabilitation agency about possible on-the-job training for a client. My experience with them had always been with mentally or […]
How thick is your heart? Have you been hurt bad enough that you feel like a turtle tucked into your shell? The Holy Spirit spoke through Isaiah saying, “Go to this people and say, ’You will keep on hearing but never understand, and you will keep on seeing but never perceive because the heart of […]
Do you live in a climate that requires heat in the winter? If so, what method do you use to keep yourself warm? Many people have a gas or electric furnace that keeps a constant temperature throughout their home without doing anything more than setting the temperature and paying the utility bill. My furnace quit […]
“It matters very little to me how I am evaluated by you or any human court.” (1 Corinthians 4:3) Are you secure enough to say that and mean it in your heart? If you are, is it because you are resting securely in the Lord, or because you are ignorant enough to think you don’t […]
Do you consider yourself to be selfish? Maybe you’re generous to a fault. Is it possible? I have a friend who often uses the term “appropriately-selfish.” Do you think there is ever a time to be selfish? What about time itself–do you give it all away on a first-come-first-serve basis, until you drag your weary […]
What’s your excuse? We’ve all had that question directed at us at some point in our lives. It’s a common reaction to think, “Oh no, I’m in trouble if I don’t find someone or something to blame for this.” Then the mind begins to search for a place to point the finger of accusation. We […]
It’s football season in the United States. I have never been one who gets into sports. I can sit and enjoy a game if I’m in good company but it’s never my choice–except once for a Michigan/Ohio game. However, it seems that most of the population in our country is very sports-oriented. We pay outrageous […]
