Trust in God
Fear can be good, but God does not want us to be afraid.
Trust
How’s Your Faith Doing?
Scripture emphasizes that faith comes from hearing the word of Christ, is a gift of God, and leads to salvation. Faith in Jesus justifies believers, and Jesus perfects it to bring us to faith’s intended goal.
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Don’t just do something; sit there.
We need repeated times when we come to God and don’t pray our “shopping list.” We need to be still. To listen. To be aware.
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Three
I’ve just returned from a trip to Germany to visit my son, daughter-in-law, and granddaughters. It was a wonderful visit, and the travel went well, all but the last ten seconds! Every connection was stress-free. My seats were in perfect
Misplaced Expectations
The Bare Facts Isaiah was a prophet of God. One day, God gave him an almost unimaginable message. In the twentieth chapter of Isaiah, we learn that the LORD told Isaiah to “Take off the sackcloth from your body and
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Do We or Don’t We?
Some will look out at the oceanBut never set foot past the shoreWhile others set sail and never look backAnd go where no man’s gone before…Anything’s possible if you have faithJust keep your head up and stay in the raceOthers
Fort
The Citadel of Aleppo, located in Syria, is considered the oldest fort still in existence. It is situated on a mound where people have lived since about 3,000 B.C. Throughout the history of humanity, people have built forts for protection
Practical Faith
In the opening paragraphs of 2nd Corinthians, the Apostle Paul tells us something surprising. Here’s what he wrote: “8 We were crushed and overwhelmed beyond our ability to endure, and we thought we would never live through it. 9 In
Rain Clouds
Ecclesiastes 11:1 is a famous verse. It’s one of those verses that has become part of the American narrative and has spawned at least one Christian song. The verse states: “Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find