We Can Always Count on God… And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age. (Matthew 28:20, ESV) Ten things we can always count on God to do and be in our lives: God will always love us unconditionally God will always be with us God […]
God Responds to Our Prayers for Help I asked the LORD for help, and he answered me. (Psalm 34:4, NCV) What do you need help with? Sometimes we need help with something big, and at other times it may not be big, but all the same we need help. God […]
When We Choose Peace Over Self-Interests If you take the left hand, then I will go to the right, or if you take the right hand, then I will go to the left. (Genesis 13:9, ESV) Abram and Lot were standing on a hilltop overlooking some prime real estate. The […]
Transforming Fear into Faith When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. (Psalm 56:3-4, ESV) There are 366 verses in the Bible that tell believers not to be afraid. Fear is a real, […]
How Jesus Deals with Human Fragileness… A bruised reed he will not break, and a faintly burning wick he will not quench. (Isaiah 42:3, ESV) In the old way of “people-helping” and school of thought—which was no help at all—it was believed the best approach was to bring a person […]
Rest Assured, the Lord Sees You… And there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector and was rich. And he was there seeking to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was small of stature. So he ran […]
Drawing Water from the Well With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. And you will say in that day: “Give thanks to the LORD, call upon his name, make his deeds known his deeds among the peoples, proclaim that his name is exalted. (Isaiah 12:3, ESV) […]
The Joy Jesus Had… Looking unto 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 throne of God. (Hebrews 12:2, ESV) What may be a task to […]
Handling the Stresses of Life… And very early in the morning while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed (Mark 1:35, ESV) It’s not uncommon to feel stressed about life. We have so much coming at us, […]
Going to the River of Life… Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb. (Revelations 22:1, ESV) It’s an activity my husband and I have enjoyed together since our dating days: sitting by […]
Daily Encouragement for the Soul 