Dying Words of Love

God’s love for us is deeper than just offering us salvation through Jesus. Even though he is pained by our sin, he reaches out to us to offer his care, his love, his grace.

The Narrowing Path

Lately I have seen the narrow road as narrowing my focus on Jesus. On this road, there is only a path wide enough to accommodate me and Jesus. It is only wide enough for the two of us—so narrow that we must walk very closely together, side by aside. At times the path is so […]

What is Your Defensive Posture?

I have heard and read much about Ephesians 6:10:17 and putting on the full armor of God. Yet often the most important part of this passage is skipped to get to the descriptive visuals of suiting up to “to stand firm against the schemes of the devil (verse 11).” Yes, we need to be properly […]

Answered Prayer in Unexpected Ways

The affliction was heavy with no end in sight. The people cried out to God for years for relief. Then one day an old man appears out of the wilderness with his brother with a word from the Lord. How would you respond? Moses and Aaron assemble the elders of the community. “Aaron spoke all […]

Know to Be Still

In the silent moments, in the stillness of our soul, is where we can really get to know God.

The Taste of Lukewarm

Lukewarm water does not have much value. It doesn’t brew tea well or help cleanse hands and it certainly doesn’t make a drink refreshing on a hot day.

When Wisdom Calls

There are times when God brings someone into our life at the right moment to speak wisdom. Such was the case in Exodus 18 where Moses’ father-in-law, Jethro, meets him in the wilderness after he “heard of all that God had done for Moses and for Israel His people (18:1, NASB).” Jethro observes how Moses […]

When Bad Things Turn to Good

It’s easy for us to look at the story of Esther in the Old Testament and see the good outcome. Yet a lot of bad things happened to the people in the story before the outcome could happen. Early on in the Book of Esther, on the seventh day of a lavish banquet, King Ahasuerus […]

Two Sides of a Prayer

When we humbly approach the Lord in prayer, we bare our heart and acknowledge we are helpless without Him. Submitting to God’s will shows we trust his wisdom.

Lonely Days; Where Would I Be Without God?

It is hard to remember when we struggle with pain that it is a temporal thing we go through on this earth. The sorrow is real and at times it seems never ending. Yet God is faithful.