From Worry to Trust The Lord’s Call to a Trusting Heart Our Lord spoke plainly about anxiety. He told His disciples not to live under the weight of fear about food, clothing, and the needs of daily life. In Luke 12, Jesus said, Don’t worry about your life, what you will eat; or about the…
When It Feels Like Everything Is Against You There are seasons in life when it seems like everything is falling apart at once. That is where Jacob was when his sons returned from Egypt. Joseph seemed gone. Simeon was being held there. And now Benjamin, the son he loved deeply, would have to go too….
Stand Firm When the Enemy Lies: How Believers Resist Temptation, Trust God’s Word, And Walk in Obedience Then the serpent said to the woman, No! You will certainly not die (Genesis 3:4). God placed our first parents in a beautiful garden. They had everything they needed. More than that, they enjoyed fellowship with God and…
The Path of Life: Christ the Way, the Presence, and the Joy of God The Call to Walk God’s Path There is something deeply inviting about a path. Not the rush and noise of a crowded highway, but a quiet path that calls the weary soul to come aside and rest. It brings to mind…
God Is Speaking – Hearing His Voice in Christ, Scripture, and the Cross God Still Speaks In the middle of one of our Lord’s most solemn moments, Jesus prays, Father, glorify your name.And a voice answers from heaven, I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again (John 12:28). The people who heard that…
When Life Leaves Its Mark, Do Not Forget the Word of God Weathered, but Not Without Hope Psalm 119:83 (NLT) says, I am shriveled like a wine skin in the smoke, but I have not forgotten to obey your decrees.The picture is vivid. In Bible times, a bottle was often made from animal skin. When…
Prayer in Faith, Not Faith in Prayer When Prayer Feels Disappointing Many sincere believers have prayed hard for a specific blessing, only to watch it not come the way they hoped. When that happens, some hearts grow heavy, and some even grow bitter. You may hear someone say, “I have lost faith in prayer.” But…
According to Your Faith A Call to a Deeper Walk with Christ My heart goes out to the believer who truly longs for a deeper walk with the Lord Jesus Christ. Many sincere Christians want to know the abundant life the Lord speaks of, yet they keep searching here and there for some hidden secret….
The Life-Shaping Power of What We Believe A Call to Think Faithfully The Lord has never asked His people to follow Him with empty or careless hearts. He calls us to love Him with all that we are—with our heart, soul, and mind—and to be ready to speak of the hope He has so graciously…
Knowing God Because He Speaks One of the sweetest comforts in the Christian life is knowing that God has not remained distant or silent. He has lovingly made Himself known (Heb. 1:1–2). Everything we truly know about Him comes not from our own wisdom or effort, but from His mercy. We would never have found…