A Call to Worship When it Feels Impossible
“Then say to him, ‘The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to say to you: Let my people go, so that they may worship me in the wilderness. . . ” Exodus 7:...
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Narrow Is the Path to Life, but What Does That Mean?
“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...
The Test of Your Faith that Will Drive Out Your Demons
“When Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and put them on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat and fastened on his hand” Acts 28:3. This passage describes the apostle...
Resist Temptation and Turn a Snare into Freedom
“They were for the testing of Israel, to know whether Israel would obey the commandments of the Lord, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses. So the people of Israel lived among the Canaanites, the...
The Storms of Life: Why We Will Always Need Them
“Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew...
Growing Weary and How to Stay Strong
“. . . looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the...
God’s Mercy in Judgement Makes Us Glad
“. . . he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him” Proverbs 23: 24b. This verse tells us a father is glad in or delights in a wise son. Solomon was...
Wilderness Experience or Pit: Choose Your Path to Freedom
“So they took Jeremiah and cast him into the cistern of Malchiah, the king’s son, which was in the court of the guard, letting Jeremiah down by ropes. And there was no water in the cistern, but only...
Who Has Authority Over Me, God or My Boss?
“So Pilate said to him, ‘You will not speak to me? Do you not know that I have authority to release you and authority to crucify you?’ Jesus answered him, ‘You would have no authority over...
How to Actually Trust in God
“So the Lord saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib king of Assyria and from the hand of all his enemies, and he provided for them on every side” 2 Chronicles...