Jesus wants to fill your gaps
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Matthew 5 JESUS WANTS TO FILL YOUR GAPS “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.” -Matthew 5:17 In this passage, as in others in the New Testament, the Old Testament Law […]
God still commands the chaos
Scripture Notes on Revelation 13 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 was allowed to make war on the saints and to conquer them… and by the signs that [the second beast] is allowed to work in […]
God wants to lift you up
Scripture Notes on Psalm 146 The Lord sets the prisoners free. The Lord opens the eyes of the blind. The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down. The Lord loves the righteous. (Psalm 146:7b-8) Everybody gets knocked down sometimes. Everybody bears a burden at some point. The question is not, “How can I keep from […]
Jesus is your power to overcome
Scripture Notes on 1 John 4 Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. (1 John 4:4) False doctrine and deceitful spirits are constantly at war against the children of God. There is a battle raging at all times […]
God gives you strength for your battles
Scripture Notes on Psalm 144 Blessed be the Lord, my rock, who trains my hands for war, and my fingers for battle… (Psalm 144:1) You are in a fight. Christian, your life is part of a cosmic struggle between light and darkness, and though Jesus has guaranteed your victory in Him, there is still much to […]
Jesus is your guard against all evil
Scripture Notes on 2 Thessalonians 3 But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one. (2 Thessalonians 3:3) Jesus warned we will have trouble in this life, but trouble and evil are not the same thing. He told us we would surely face persecution, but persecution and evil are […]
Only God can truly save
Scripture Notes on Psalm 108 Oh grant us help against the foe, for vain is the salvation of man! With God we shall do valiantly; it is He who will tread down our foes. (Psalm 108:12-13) Pride says in every situation, “I can do this. I can fix this. I alone can save the day.” Yet, […]
The Vine Does Not Define You
The dry, withered vine hung like tentacles from the branches of the aging pine. Once the vine had tried to seize control of the tree. It had threatened to overtake the pine and strip it of life until only the vine remained. Left unchecked, the vine would have grown so much that it would have […]
Sometimes God’s Love Has to Take You Apart
“Why won’t this stupid thing work???” I had been so blessed when my friends gave me their old Playstation 3 video game console, even though the disc drive didn’t work. I’d heard that replacement parts were available online for cheap, and I’ve been known to do a bit of fix-up work on electronics before. Maybe […]
My God Will Fight for Me
Ever feel like you’re in a fight you can’t win? “Oh grant us help against the foe, for vain is the salvation of man! With God we shall do valiantly; it is He who will tread down our foes.” – Psalm 108:12-13 I don’t know about you, but I’m amazed at how instinctively I run […]
