Take the Narrow Path to Freedom
“Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard...
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How Perseverance Produces Character Through Adversity
“This God is my strong refuge and has made my way blameless” 2 Samuel 22: 33. But how does God make our way blameless? Does He just put it on us without any effort on our...
How to Reap a Harvest When Plowed by Painful Trials
“In plowing time and in harvest you shall rest” Exodus 34: 21b. This passage is actually talking about the sabbath, but I want to focus on this idea of plowing and harvest for a minute....
Why Trust in God When It’s Easier to Trust in Yourself?
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths” Proverbs 3: 5, 6. My dad leaned on his own...
How To Trust in the Lord and Avoid Trouble
“No ill befalls the righteous, but the wicked are filled with trouble” Proverbs 12:21. This verse tells us that nothing bad happens to the righteous. But the paradox is this: Being righteous, doing the...
God’s Promises and the Unexpected Path to Get There
“He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David. . . ” Luke 1: 32. One can’t help...
Afflicted but not Crushed
“We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed. . . “ 2 Corinthians 4: 8, 9. This passage doesn’t just apply to...
Pain and Suffering in the Bible: A “Deep” Perspective
“The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters” Genesis 1: 2. This verse marks...
What Does It Really Mean to Trust in the Lord?
“Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him” Proverbs 30: 5. To take refuge in God is to trust Him or yield to His ways and...
How Is God Our Father?
“Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ” Galatians 1: 3. This verse comprises the apostle Paul’s salutation to the Galatian church to whom this letter is addressed. It’s...