“Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed” (Jas 5:16). An apology may express my regrets at the way I handled a situation, but seeking forgiveness means my relationship is too precious to lose, and I want it fully restored. […]
“The fear of man brings a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord shall be safe” (Prov 29:25). What would you do differently if others’ opinion of you didn’t matter? We wouldn’t worry so much about what people thought of us if we realized how little they did. […]
“Do not be deceived: ‘Evil company corrupts good habits’” (1 Cor 15:33). I should both BE good company and SEEK good company, and that will be mutually encouraging, enlarging, and enriching. Investing in good people is blue chip stock. […]
“From the end of the earth I will cry to You, when my heart is overwhelmed; lead me to the rock that is higher than I” (Ps 61:2). Any believer from anywhere—even the ends of the earth—when they come to the end of themselves and sees no way through, then the Lord provides an elevator […]
“A flaming sword…turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life” (Gen 3:24). “To him who overcomes I will give to eat from the tree of life…” (Rev 2:7). God blocking us from the tree of life gave impermanence to failure, heartache and death; welcoming us at the tree of Calvary brought […]
“If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men…Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good” (Rom 12:18, 21). How people treat you today is their responsibility; how you respond is yours. Whether we put people down or lift them up will reveal whether our wisdom […]
“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen” (Heb 11:1). Do you see what this means? Believers building our lives on the Word can transfer, by faith, the invisible eternal realities into evidence everyone can see as proof that God is telling the truth. […]
“Those who war against you shall be as nothing, as a nonexistent thing. For I, the Lord your God, will hold your right hand, saying to you, ‘Fear not, I will help you’” (Isa 41:12-13). Concern is taking seriously our responsibility; worry is taking seriously God’s responsibility, a kind of mild atheism that acts as […]
“And the child Samuel grew in stature, and in favor both with the Lord and men” (1 Sam 2:26). Spiritual growth is not simply change; it is principled, designed change in the direction of the purpose for which God made me—but yes, it will definitely mean change! […]