“Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. For me to write the same things to you is not tedious, but for you it is safe” (Php 3:1). A suggestion or a command to rejoice in Him? We are honored today to bear heaven’s joy amid earth’s despair, and Paul knew that repetition is the mother […]
“For if there is first a willing mind, it is accepted according to what one has, and not according to what he does not have” (2 Cor 8:12). God is reasonable: with His ever-present aid, He asks us to do what we can, with what we have, where we are. Don’t tell Him what you […]
“Abraham…in the presence of Him whom he believed…who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did…contrary to hope, in hope believed” (Rom 4:16-18). Two great impediments hold us back from acting in faith as Abraham did: present circumstances and future consequences, but this is where true […]
“I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye” (Ps 32:8). If we don’t keep learning from the Master, we will soon find ourselves trying to live in a world that no longer exists: God is a “present help” and today He will instruct […]
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you” (Jer 29:11-12). Praying is away better than day-dreaming: in […]
“It is good to give thanks to the Lord, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High; to declare Your lovingkindness in the morning, and Your faithfulness every night” (Ps 92:1). What great bookends to the day! Begin the day by positioning yourself directly in the sunshine of His love, and finish it […]
“Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand” (Isa 41:10). Action conquers fear: remember today that your God is with you—He will strengthen you to prepare for the task, will […]
“Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you” (Heb 13:5). Dissatisfaction with what we have now robs us of present contentment and fools us into thinking that more stuff will make us more happy, but the […]
“Whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things” (Php 4:8). A positive outlook moves us toward a positive outcome, but a bad attitude […]