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 1 Corinthians 13 GOD’S LOVE IS YOUR PROMISE FOR TODAY So now faith, hope and love abide, these three: but the greatest of these is love. (1 Corinthians 13:13) Faith looks forward to something that can happen and trusts enough that it leads to …
TOPICS: 1 Corinthians 13, acceptance, confidence, faith, hope, salvation, trust
God’s Hope for Your Heart from 1 Corinthians 11 JESUS IS COMMITTED TO YOU The Lord Jesus on the night when He was betrayed took bread, and when He had given thanks, He broke it, and said, “This is my body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of …
TOPICS: 1 Corinthians 11, communion, covenant, faithfulness, grace, Lord's Supper, mercy, salvation
God’s Hope for Your Heart from 1 Corinthians 7 YOU ARE A PRECIOUS POSSESSION OF GOD You were bought with a price; do not become slaves of men. (1 Corinthians 7:23) Commerce buys and sells things of value. Slavery values things differently. The more someone pays for something, the more …
TOPICS: 1 Corinthians 7, ownership, purpose, redemption, salvation, self-esteem, value, worth
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Romans 16 GOD IS PREPARING YOUR VICTORY The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. (Romans 16:20) Peace does not come merely from the absence of conflict, but by persistence through …
TOPICS: deliverance, grace, power, Romans 16, salvation, spiritual warfare, temptation, trial, triumph
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Romans 13 YOUR REDEMPTION GETS CLOSER EVERY DAY The hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us than when we first believed. (Romans 13:11b) Have you ever wanted to hide from your problems, or maybe go to …
TOPICS: faithfulness, future, love, patience, persistence, Romans 13, salvation
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Romans 8 THIS IS GOD’S LOVE FOR YOU IN CHRIST When it comes to God’s Word, sometimes what we need most is not for someone to explain, but for our souls to fully engage. In that spirit, the passage below has been divided up …
TOPICS: encouragement, hardship, meditation, perspective, Romans 8, salvation, steadfastness, trials
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Romans 7 SPIRIT-LED SERVICE LEADS TO JOY But now we are released from the law, having died to that which held us captive, so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit and not in the old way of the written code. …
TOPICS: calling, christian living, duty, freedom, grace, happiness, Holy Spirit, law, obedience, obligation, purpose, religion, Romans 7, salvation
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Romans 6 JESUS IS YOUR LIVING GUARANTEE We were buried therefore with Him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life. For if …
TOPICS: certainty, confidence, deliverance, life, power, promise, resurrection, Romans 6, salvation
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Romans 5 YOU ARE PART OF A NEW HUMANITY IN CHRIST Therefore, as one trespass led to condemnation for all men, so one act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all men. For as by the one man’s disobedience the many were …
TOPICS: destiny, nature, new birth, new life, Romans 5, salvation, sin
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Psalm 49 GOD IS YOUR ETERNAL SECURITY Be not afraid when a man becomes rich, when the glory of his house increases. For when he dies he will carry nothing away; his glory will not go down after him. (Psalm 49:16-17) Have you ever …
TOPICS: destiny, fairness, perspective, Psalm 49, salvation, truth
