God delivers those who hope in Him
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Psalm 33 GOD DELIVERS THOSE WHO HOPE IN HIM The king is not saved by his great army; a warrior is not delivered by his great strength. The war horse is a false hope for salvation, and by its great might it cannot rescue. Behold, the eye of the Lord is on […]
Sometimes Jesus works in secret
God’s Hope for Your Heart from John 7 SOMETIMES JESUS WORKS IN SECRET [Jesus said] “You go up to the feast. I am not going up to this feast, for my time has not yet fully come.” After saying this, He remained in Galilee. But after His brothers had gone up to the feast, then He […]
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 accuser has no power over you
Scripture Notes on Revelation 12 And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come, for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, who accuses them day and night before our God. And they […]
God is your gracious rescuer
Scripture Notes on 2 Peter 2 and if He rescued righteous Lot, greatly distressed by the sensual conduct of the wicked (for as that righteous man lived among them day after day, he was tormenting his righteous soul over their lawless deeds that he saw and heard); then the Lord knows how to rescue the […]
God’s commitment is your courage
Scripture Notes on Psalm 118 Out of my distress I called on the Lord; the Lord answered me and set me free. The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me? (Psalm 118:5-6) God takes commitment very seriously. He calls all people to be truthful with one another, to […]
The Joy of Judgement (pt1)
What if “the judgement of God” was cause for rejoicing? “Let the sea roar, and all that fills it; the world and those who dwell in it! Let the rivers clap their hands; let the hills sing for joy together before the LORD, for He comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world […]
Scripture Notes: Psalm 27
Fear in relationships comes from a lack of trust in the other. Fear in life comes from a lack of trust in its author. “The Lord is my light and my salvation – so why should I be afraid? The Lord is my fortress, protecting me from danger, so why should I tremble?” -Psalm 27:1 […]
All In
Do we REALLY trust God? “…They waged war against the Hagrites, Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab. And when they prevailed over them [literally, “they were helped against them,”], the Hagrites and all who were with them were given into their hands, for they cried out to God in the battle, and he granted their urgent plea because […]
Trembling
“Serve the Lord with fear and rejoice with trembling.” – Psalm 2:11 “Rejoice with trembling”? Doesn’t that seem like sort of an oxymoron? I mean think about it, how can you rejoice (def. “To feel joyful; be delighted”) with trembling (def. “To feel fear or anxiety”)? Actually, it’s pretty simple. Ever ridden a roller coaster? […]
