“Blessed are those whose strength is in you, who have set their hearts on pilgrimage… They go from strength to strength, till each appears before God in Zion.” Psalm 84:5,7 The Word of God is very clear. Those who are blessed choose to place their strength in...
“Comfort, comfort My people,” says your God. “Speak tenderly to Jerusalem. Tell her that her sad days are gone and her sins are pardoned. . .” Isaiah 40:1 A shattered dream. A physical affliction. A financial setback. A strained relationship....
“Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.” James 4:4b James’ words sound harsh. What do they really mean? Let’s break down the entire verse together. “You adulterous people, don’t you know that friendship with the world...
“You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.” Genesis 50:20 Have you faced yet another disappointment recently? Your success in life is not determined by the bad things that happen to you, but...
“Therefore, be imitators of God, as dearly loved children.” Eph 5:1 What comes before the “therefore?” Paul is telling the Ephesians to take off the “old self that is corrupted by deceitful desires” and “put on the new self, the one created according to God’s likeness...
