Life’s Storms: Weathering them Like a Pro
“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...
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Trusting God: What Does It Look Like?
“But if you will not obey the voice of the Lord your God or be careful to do all his commandments and his statutes that I command you today, then all these curses shall...
The Desire of Your Heart and The Desire for God: The Link
“Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart” Psalm 37: 4. Psalm 37 is a wisdom poem written by King David. It addresses the dilemma of why...
The Narrow Road: Painful but Temporary
“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...
It’s Not Fair. How Could It Be God’s Will?
“So Jesus said to Peter, ‘Put your sword into its sheath; shall I not drink the cup that the Father has given me’” John 18: 11. This passage describes the betrayal and arrest of Jesus in...
The Promises of God: Oases in the Wilderness
“For waters break forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert; the burning sand shall become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water” Isaiah 35: 6b, 7. Isaiah 35 is a...
By Faith Not Sight: The Secret to Stability in Trials
“And he called the name of the place Massah and Meribah, because of the quarreling of the people of Israel, and because they tested the Lord by saying, “Is the Lord among us or not” Exodus 17: 7? This passage tells the...
The Power of Prayer to Move the Heart of God
“In those days Hezekiah became sick and was at the point of death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him, and said to him, ‘Thus says the Lord: Set your house in order,...
The Cup of Suffering: The Father’s Will
“So Jesus said to Peter, ‘Put your sword into its sheath; shall I not drink the cup that the Father has given me’”John 18:11? This passage details the betrayal and arrest of Jesus in the Garden...
The Discipline of the Lord and A Good Life: The Connection
“Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him” Proverbs 22: 15. One doesn’t need to be a child to have the heart of...