God is our refuge. We have nothing besides Him. Everything is passing away, the heavens, the earth, our cares, our worries. But He remains. He is steadfast. He is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow. There is no shadow of turning with Him (James 1:17). I’ve been thinking a lot about that, what it really…
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God is Good
How did you wake up this morning? Did you wake up in a bad mood, a good mood, or just an ok mood? God is good. How are you doing lately? Have you had some rough news come your way, good news, or no news at all? God is good. What does your day ahead…
A Sacrifice of Righteousness
I am a living sacrifice (Romans 12:1). I lay down my life. I lose it. That’s a sacrifice of righteousness. Everything I am and all my hopes and dreams in this world, I lay down at the feet of Jesus. God created this world, so any of my hopes and dreams and plans for the…
God Doesn’t Make Mistakes
When the road gets long, or hard, or just plain strange, it’s easy to wonder how in the world we got where we are, or if we should be in this place at all. But God is the one who directs our steps, and God doesn’t make mistakes (Proverbs 16:9; Psalm 37:23-24). I pray that…
Thanks and Praise Continually
And he [David] appointed some of the Levites as ministers before the ark of the Lord, even to celebrate and to thank and to praise the Lord God of Israel (1 Chronicles 16:4). I would do well to remember that there were priests of my holy God continually thanking Him and praising Him. When there’s…
Give Thanks
I was up the other night praying about a frustrating situation. It’s not really a bad thing, just something that’s inconvenient. As I prayed, the Holy Spirit whispered to my heart. I knew the next words of my prayer needed to be thanks for the situation and only thanks. So I started thanking the Lord.…
The Lord Loves You – Remain in Him
I asked the Lord for a word from Him for those reading my blog. He spoke, and as He did, I realized He was speaking to me. This word He was blessing me with was a word for me. So I spent some time taking it in, meditating on it, pondering what He’s saying here.…
Suffering
For just as the sufferings of Christ are ours in abundance, so also our comfort is abundant through Christ (2 Corinthians 1:5). In this world we will have sufferings, afflictions, trials, and tribulations. Yet Jesus overcame. He never promised we wouldn’t suffer. In truth, we suffer in this world whether we have Jesus or not.…
Getting Things Wrong
God is good. We don’t always get things right, but God does. Even when I’m sure I’ve messed everything up, said the wrong thing, done the wrong thing, God is able to work it out for my good (Romans 8:28). He’s able to work it out for His glory. He’s able to work it out…
Nothing Wasted
Paul had it all figured out in his early years. He was a Pharisee of Pharisees who had studied under the renowned Gamaliel (Philippians 3:5). His future was clear. He knew he was going where God wanted. Right? Enter Jesus, blinding Paul on the road to Damascus, blinding Paul when Paul was on what he…