I wept for the world today, but not because of today’s health emergency, though it’s certainly dire indeed. I wept, not because of tomorrow’s economic ...
“THIS is a total waste of my time…” Ever feel that way about a task, like what you’re doing SERIOUSLY isn’t worth your energy? Ever ...
Yesterday someone asked who will get through this crisis unscathed…BUT I don’t think businesses OR customers will come out of this ordeal without MAJOR change. ...
I have a wall-to-wall bookshelf in my study, or more accurately, pieces of one. For six months I’ve waited, stalled, and “meant to get to” ...
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You have not been left out. You have not been left behind. You have not wasted your life. You have not failed your calling. ––– ...
There are no “silver bullets” or one-size-fits-all solutions. We may take giant steps from time to time, but they are still only steps in a ...
In Revelation chapter 17, ten mysterious kings rule for a short time, then consolidate their power in the hands of a great beast. They then ...
“Weep no more; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that He can open the scroll and ...
So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and harmful and painful sores came upon the people who bore the ...
And I saw what appeared to be a sea of glass mingled with fire–and also those who had conquered the beast and its image and ...
Fear of man is a snare. (Proverbs 29:25) The Gospel frees us from the insecurity of needing other people’s opinions to validate our worth. It ...
And I saw another angel flying directly overhead, with an eternal gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on earth, to every nation and tribe ...
And the [first] beast was given a mouth uttering haughty and blasphemous words, and it was allowed to exercise authority for forty-two months… Also it ...
“So I sent messengers to them, saying, ‘I am doing a great work and cannot come down. Why should the work cease while I leave ...
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 ...
Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the Kingdom of ...
Then people from Jerusalem, all Judea, and all the vicinity of the Jordan were flocking to [John], and they were baptized by him in the ...
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 ...
Then from the smoke came locusts on the earth, and they were given power like the power of scorpions of the earth. They were told ...
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Romans 4 WHEN YOU LIFT GOD UP, HE LIFTS YOU UP, TOO He grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God. (Romans 4:20b) In the midst of impossible circumstances, Abraham’s faith stayed strong. In the face of unbeatable odds, Abraham’s confidence …
TOPICS: faith, glory, help, perspective, praise, prayer, Romans 4, strength
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Psalm 47 GOD IS THE GREATEST AUTHORITY God reigns over the nations; God sits on His holy throne. (Psalm 47:8) Nations rise and grow strong, then weaken and eventually fall. Societies grow and expand, then contract and inevitably collapse. As surely as winter follows …
TOPICS: culture, government, history, nations, perspective, Psalm 47, social justice, society
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Acts 26 JESUS TRUSTS YOU TO BE HIS WITNESS “I have appeared to you for this purpose, to appoint you as a servant and witness to the things in which you have seen Me and to those in which I will appear to you.” …
TOPICS: Acts 26, calling, evangelism, mission, perspective, power, testimony, witnessing
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Acts 12 JESUS HAS A RESCUE JUST FOR YOU About that time Herod the king laid violent hands on some who belonged to the church. He killed James the brother of John with the sword, and when he saw that it pleased the Jews, …
TOPICS: Acts 12, deliverance, perspective, salvation, trouble
God’s Hope for Your Heart from John 14 BECAUSE JESUS LIVES, YOU WILL, TOO “Yet a little while and the world will see me no more, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live.” (John 14:19) The world can look so dark sometimes, so broken, and …
TOPICS: death, eternity, future, hope, John 14, life, perspective, resurrection, suffering, trials
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Luke 21 EVEN THROUGH LOSS, GOD LOVES YOU And while some were speaking of the temple, how it was adorned with noble stones and offerings, he said, “As for these things that you see, the days will come when there will not be left …
TOPICS: freedom, hope, idolatry, loss, Luke 21, pain, perspective, salvation, tragedy, trial
Scripture Notes on Luke 21 And while some were speaking of the temple, how it was adorned with noble stones and offerings, he said, “As for these things that you see, the days will come when there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be …
TOPICS: freedom, idolatry, loss, Luke 21, perspective, salvation, tragedy
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Luke 20 FREEDOM COMES FROM LETTING GO He said to them, “Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” (Luke 20:25) Have you ever found yourself trying to hold on to something that was never …
TOPICS: control, faith, freedom, Luke 20, perspective, surrender, trust
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Luke 13 SMALL THINGS GROW BIG IN THE KINGDOM He said therefore, “What is the Kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it? It is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his garden, and …
TOPICS: faith, growth, Luke 13, perspective, purpose, small beginnings
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Mark 16 JESUS ROLLED AWAY YOUR STONE And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb. And they were saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the …
TOPICS: courage, deliverance, freedom, Mark 16, new beginnings, perspective, release
