God’s love is your security
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Psalm 21 GOD’S LOVE IS YOUR SECURITY For the king trusts in the Lord, and through the steadfast love of the Most High he shall not be moved. (Psalm 21:7) Think, for a moment, about all of the resources that a king has at his disposal. He has people […]
God wants to give you good sleep
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Psalm 4 GOD WANTS TO GIVE YOU GOOD SLEEP In peace I will both lie down and sleep, for You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety. (Psalm 4:8) Sleep can be hard to come by sometimes, especially when our hearts are anxious. Do you know the feeling, […]
God is your higher help
You who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord! He is their help and shield. (Psalm 115:11) Don’t just give your worship and reverence TO God; find your peace and strength IN Him, too. He is not a detached overlord who cares only about allegiance and obedience. No, He is a loving and protective father […]
God has a generous wisdom for you
Scripture Notes on James 1 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. (James 1:5) We live in a complicated world. So many decisions, so many problems, so many responsibilities come to fill our minds, and it can sometimes be so […]
God gives you discipline to bring you peace
Scripture Notes on Hebrews 12 It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline? If you are left without discipline, in which all have participated, then you are illegitimate children and not sons. For the moment all discipline […]
Your world will be in order when God is on the throne
Scripture Notes on Psalm 132 Arise, O Lord, and go to your resting place, you and the ark of your might. Let your priests be clothed with righteousness, and let your saints shout for joy. (Psalm 132:8-9) So often it’s easy for our lives to get chaotic. Work or school, family or finances, personal goals […]
Jesus is your sovereign peace
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Colossians 3 JESUS IS YOUR SOVEREIGN PEACE And let the peace of Christ rule in your heart, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. (Colossians 3:15) You never saw it coming. It’s that phone call you never thought you’d receive, that news you never imagined you’d […]
God wants you to have peace with others
God’s Hope for Your Heart from 2 Corinthians 13 GOD WANTS YOU TO HAVE PEACE WITH OTHERS Finally, brothers, rejoice. Aim for restoration, comfort one another, agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you. (2 Corinthians 13:11) A life of constant conflict is a taxing […]
God saves you for His glory
Scripture Notes on Psalm 79 Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of Your name; deliver us, and atone for our sins, for Your name’s sake! (Psalm 79:9-10) There is an order to all creation, a cosmic balance in the physical universe that was designed to work in harmony. When that balance […]
When you focus on Jesus, He steadies your heart
Scripture Notes on Psalm 75 When the earth totters, and all its inhabitants, it is I who keep steady its pillars. (Psalms 75:3) Our world is full of instability. From economies in turmoil to civil unrest, discord in the workplace and division at home, sometimes it can feel like the whole thing is getting ready […]
