Friend, God protects us every day. Yet often we are unaware. That is, until we come face to face with a storm. For God quieted my anxious heart by revealing His protective care through an illustration with my cat. From this illustration, let’s learn 3 ways God protects us during a storm. The weather forecast… Continue reading 3 Ways God Protects Us When Experiencing a Storm
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3 Commands Found in the Will of God
Followers of Christ desire to obey the will of God. But what does that include? Let’s turn to I Thessalonians in Scripture to discover 3 commands that are a component of God’s will. “Always be joyful. Never stop praying. Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.”1… Continue reading 3 Commands Found in the Will of God
What a Surrendered Life Looks Like
What does it mean to live fully surrendered to Jesus Christ? Let’s delve into the powerful meaning of this phrase and discover what a surrendered life looks like. 2 Corinthians 5:14 declares, “Christ’s love urges us on. Since we believe that Christ died for all, we also believe that we have all died to our old life.… Continue reading What a Surrendered Life Looks Like
The ministry of tears and the One who keeps them
Tears fall for a reason and they are your strength not weakness.-The boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse. Charlie Mackesy My dad passed away three years ago, the week before Christmas. He spent about a week and a half in the hospital due to the lung disease he was battling. We spent those days… Continue reading The ministry of tears and the One who keeps them
Don’t Worry About Tomorrow
So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today. Matthew 6:34 For years, I ministered in churches and nursing homes through music. A favorite song I often sang was “I Know Who Holds Tomorrow.” The first verse begins by saying the following. I don’t know about tomorrow,… Continue reading Don’t Worry About Tomorrow
Advent, Thirty Days of Jesus: Day 15- The Gift of Eternal Life
By Elizabeth Prata Today is a pause for a moment in the progression of verses showing the Life of Jesus from inception to second coming, in order to ponder the incredible gift of eternal life his work from manger to ascension gives us. Christmas means many things. Today let’s think about His eternality. Jesus is… Continue reading Advent, Thirty Days of Jesus: Day 15- The Gift of Eternal Life
Devoted: Loving the One Who Has Always Loved You
Today we’re featuring the next post in our Advent series based on the seven themes from Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth’s Advent devotional Born a Child and Yet a King: The Gospel in the Carols. “Devotion” is the theme of today’s post by Jean Wilund. Irene stirred in her hospital bed, lifted her eyes to meet mine, and… Continue reading Devoted: Loving the One Who Has Always Loved You
Advent, Thirty Days of Jesus: Day 14, Propitiation
By Elizabeth Prata Propitiation. A hard word to pronounce…and a hard word to understand, but we have to try, since the verse says this is the reason God sent His son. An offering that turns away the wrath of God directed against sin. According to the NT, God has provided the offering that removes the divine wrath,… Continue reading Advent, Thirty Days of Jesus: Day 14, Propitiation
Where are the other nine?
Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee. As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance…(Luke 17:11-12) As we look at the context for today’s passage, we find that Jesus was traveling through a region usually avoided… Continue reading Where are the other nine?
Let Us Enjoy and Express the Triune God Today
Paul wrote about “my earnest expectation and hope that in nothing I will be put to shame, but with all boldness, as always, even now Christ will be magnified in my body…for to me, to live is Christ.” (Phil. 1:20-21) He lived Christ and expressed Christ as fully as any one believer could. Paul accomplished… Continue reading Let Us Enjoy and Express the Triune God Today