Jesus heals for the glory of God
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Matthew 15 JESUS HEALS FOR THE GLORY OF GOD And great crowds came to him, bringing with them the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and they put them at His feet, and He healed them, so that the crowd wondered, when they saw the […]
Jesus wants to calm your fear
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Matthew 14 JESUS WANTS TO CALM YOUR FEAR In the fourth watch of the night [Jesus] came to them, walking on the sea. But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, “It is a ghost!” and they cried out in fear. But […]
Your Father Wants Good Things For You [An Encouraging Word]
An Encouraging Word YOUR FATHER WANTS GOOD THINGS FOR YOU Four minutes in, I discovered the truth: small children are terrible at picking strawberries. It was a couple of years ago, and I was with some friends who have small children, exploring a “U-Pick” strawberry patch on a sunny Sunday afternoon. The air was cool and […]
Jesus has a faith that’s just for you
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Matthew 3 JESUS HAS A FAITH THAT’S JUST FOR YOU Do not presume to say to yourselves, “We have Abraham as our father,” for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children for Abraham. (Matthew 3:9) Your family doesn’t have to define you. No […]
How to steal a miracle from Jesus
It was a great e-mail question, one of the best I’ve received in a long time. My friend Jared Easley has a gift for asking insightful questions and helping others connect with truth in creative ways. He has a way of drawing out great things from people, and here’s what he wrote to […]
Some things are not for us to know
Scripture Notes on Revelation 10 And when the seven thunders had sounded, I was about to write, but I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Seal up what the seven thunders have said, and do not write it down.” (Revelation 10:4) We could speculate as to what the seven thunders said, but it would be fruitless, […]
Jesus doesn’t change on you
Scripture Notes on Hebrews 13 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. (Hebrews 13:8) So often in life, we start a journey of relationship with someone, only to see them change in ways we never expected. Other times, we put our faith in people to be faithful to us, only to have them […]
God will defeat your enemy
Scripture Notes on Psalm 143 And in Your steadfast love You will cut off my enemies, and You will destroy all the adversaries of my soul, for I am Your servant. (Psalm 143:12) Sometimes life can feel like such a battle, can’t it? We strive against sin and temptation. We struggle with discouragement and fear. We […]
God turns your lack into a heavenly abundance
Scripture Notes on James 2 Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him? (James 2:5) When you look at what you lack, it’s easy to lose heart. When you […]
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 […]
