…remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine… – Luke 22:42, KJV I have a dear friend who has been through a lot during the past year. Three of his close family members, including his father (with whom he was very close), passed away. Both he and his wife were involved in… Continue reading Be wary of having your cross cut off.
Category: Encouragement
Be prepared to be opposed when you turn unto God.
Then [the guiding angel] showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the Angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at Joshua’s right hand to be his adversary and to accuse him. – Zechariah 3:1, Amplified Bible (AMP) Imagine that you are six years old, and the heavy rain you’ve been watching from the window… Continue reading Be prepared to be opposed when you turn unto God.
Peace on Earth, good will toward men.
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. – Luke 2:14, KJV Bullets were flying from trench to trench, and during the months since the war began, nearly 1 million lives had perished. Though many had thought the war would last only a few weeks, most understood by December… Continue reading Peace on Earth, good will toward men.
The world is filled with danger, struggle, and strife, but that’s a good thing…
…I will give you rest. – Matthew 11:28, KJV I like to hike in the mountains, but I don’t get to go hiking nearly as often as I’d like. Although I do enjoy the scenery and the exercise along the trail, the main attraction for me is neither the scenery nor the exercise; it is… Continue reading The world is filled with danger, struggle, and strife, but that’s a good thing…
Stop jumping from oasis to oasis.
…Let not your heart be troubled… – John 14:27, KJV There are days when you just wake up jittery. The worries of the day pile on you the moment you awake, and from the get-go, you teeter-totter on the brink of screaming under the pressure. On such days, our natural tendency might be to do… Continue reading Stop jumping from oasis to oasis.
God isnt just going to give you heart peace. You’ve got to show Him that you want it.
Let him turn away from wickedness and shun it, and let him do right. Let him search for peace (harmony; undisturbedness from fears, agitating passions, and moral conflicts) and seek it eagerly. [Do not merely desire peaceful relations with God, with your fellowmen, and with yourself, but pursue, go after them!] – 1 Peter 3:11, Amplified Bible… Continue reading God isnt just going to give you heart peace. You’ve got to show Him that you want it.
You are not alone, unless you choose to be.
“And I, I only, am left…” – 1 Kings 19:10, Amplified Bible (AMP) The other day I learned that an acquaintence of mine had recently died. On the outside, he seemed to have it all: a family, wealth, and a positive outlook on life. But deep down inside, he wrestled with demons that only a… Continue reading You are not alone, unless you choose to be.
God would like you to have a face like a glowworm.
Enoch walked [in habitual fellowship] with God…So all the days of Enoch were 365 years. – Genesis 5:22-23, Amplified Bible (AMP) I have never had a better human friend than my beloved wife. She’s the first person I talk with in the morning when I awake. She’s the last person I talk with before I… Continue reading God would like you to have a face like a glowworm.
You can be a complete failure, but God will still consider you a success.
And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly; – 2 Peter 2:5, KJV God does not categorize us as a success or as a failure based on how many souls we win, how many church members we… Continue reading You can be a complete failure, but God will still consider you a success.
Quit nagging about the stuff you don’t have.
And should you seek great things for yourself? -Jeremiah 45:5, Amplified Bible (AMP) The Book of Jeremiah is saturated with extremely long chapters, but it has a few short ones as well, with one in particular standing out. Jeremiah Chapter 45 is a mere five verses long. In it God addresses Baruch the son of… Continue reading Quit nagging about the stuff you don’t have.