All of creation brings praise to the Lord

Praise the Lord from the earth, you great sea creatures and all deeps, fire and hail, snow and mist, stormy wind fulfilling His word. Mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars! Beasts and all livestock, creeping things and flying birds! Kings of the earth and all people, princes and all rulers of the earth! […]
God saves you for his glory

God’s Hope for Your Heart from Psalm 79 GOD SAVES YOU FOR HIS GLORY 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 […]
God created good things for you

God’s Hope for Your Heart from 1 Timothy 4 GOD CREATED GOOD THINGS FOR YOU For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving… (1 Timothy 4:4) Some see God as a cranky old man who likes to spoil their fun, but this is not the […]
God is the source of all good things

God’s Hope for Your Heart from Psalm 72 GOD IS THE SOURCE OF ALL GOOD THINGS Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who alone does wondrous things. (Psalm 72:18) When the rising or setting sun paints wonder in the sky, it’s a gift from God. When a newborn child opens its eyes to see […]
Jesus is the first word of your life

God’s Hope for Your Heart from John 1 JESUS IS THE FIRST WORD OF YOUR LIFE In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (John 1:1) In the Bible, words have great meaning, and sometimes the smallest details contain the biggest truths. Sometimes the most insignificant parts […]
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 […]
God is the source of all good things
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Psalm 72 GOD IS THE SOURCES OF ALL GOOD THINGS Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who alone does wondrous things. (Psalm 72:18) When the rising or setting sun paints wonder in the sky, it’s a gift from God. When a newborn child opens its eyes to see […]
Why Would God Create a Race of Rebels?

QUESTION: Why would God create us if He knew we would fail? Isn’t that setting us up for failure and pain?