The eternal God is your refuge, and his everlasting arms are under you. Deuteronomy 33:27 (NLT) When my sons were learning to swim, my husband and I would place one hand on their bellies while they learned how to paddle with their arms and legs. Simply knowing our hand was there to keep them afloat …
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On Making Wise Choices
God urges us to ask for His guidance in every situation, to seek His divine wisdom for those difficult choices that will inevitably fill our days.
Workers Overhead
“Beware that you don’t look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels are always in the presence of my heavenly Father.” Matthew 18:10 (NLT) The other day, I saw a sign that read, “Caution. Workers Overhead.” While I couldn’t see the workers, I believed what the …
Cowardly Lion? No!
David’s enemy was a powerful nation, and he probably wrote this song on the
eve of battle. My enemy during those troublesome weeks was not a foreboding army of foot soldiers but anxiety.
The Desert of Shur
Then Moses led the people of Israel away from the Red Sea, and they moved out into the desert of Shur. They traveled in this desert for three days without finding any water. Exodus 15:22 (NLT) The Israelites had just crossed the Red Sea unscathed. Not a single life was lost. The Egyptians? Annihilated. Talk …
The Battle Is Not Yours
This is what the LORD says; Do not be afraid! Don’t be discouraged by this mighty army, for the battle is not yours, but God’s. 2 Chronicles 20:15 (NLT) Jehoshaphat faced an alarming adversary; the combined armies of Moab, Ammon, and some of the Meunim had declared war on Judah. 2 Chronicles 3:20 tells us …
Abide
“I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.” John 15:5 (ESV) “Apart from me you can do nothing.” Jesus’ words grate against our current culture’s gospel of self-empowerment. While society views dependence …
Strongholds
The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 2 Corinthians 10:4 (NIV) When the apostle Paul refers to strongholds, he is not speaking about stone structures but spiritual fortifications that try to exclude God or deny His existence; twisted arguments, warped …
Unfinished Creations
And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ returns. Philippians 1:6 (NLT) I have several unfinished paintings and needlework projects in my closet. I never seem to find the time or energy to pull them out …
Faithful God
He is the faithful God who keeps his covenant for a thousand generations and lavishes his unfailing love on those who love him and obey his commands. Deuteronomy 7:9 (NLT) His face was streaked with tears and his bottom lip quivered as he sat behind the customer service desk. Somehow, in my rush to get …