“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 […]
“And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also” (2 Tim 2:2). There’s a saying: If you chop your own wood, it will warm you twice. If you find a truth and share it with others today, it can […]
“Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life” (Prov 4:23). Be careful what you want—you may just get it, and find that it isn’t a dream come true but a nightmare. This verse warns us that what we are passionate for is what we become. […]
“For it is written that Abraham had two sons: the one by a bondwoman, the other by a freewoman…which things are symbolic” (Gal 4:22, 24). The contrast between Ishmael and Isaac is used in the New Testament to teach us that we need not live as slaves; we are children who should live in liberty, […]
“For the love of Christ compels us, because we judge thus: that if One died for all, then all died; and He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again” (2 Cor 5:14-15). The real life litmus isn’t, “Is what […]