God Enabled Generosity

We are encouraged to be generous, to give freely to others, to share what we have. Yet do we consider that God gives us the ability to be generous? All that we have is given to us by the grace of God. In 1 Chronicles 29, David acknowledges this before God: “But who am I […]

Stitching Together a Remnant

The world may see remnants as discarded scraps, but God often has a different purpose in mind.

Sunday Praise

Praise the LORD!How blessed is the man who fears the LORD,Who greatly delights in His commandments.His descendants will be mighty on earth;The generation of the upright will be blessed.Wealth and riches are in his house,And his righteousness endures forever. – Psalm 112:1-3, NASB

Waiting Through Trials

Waiting on God can be difficult. When we are in the middle of our struggles, when all hope is lost, we want immediate relief. It’s hard to trust God’s purposes in the pain we now experience. Job is often looked at as someone with patient endurance. He remained faithful to God even after he lost […]

Going Against Logic

Sometimes God calls his faithful to do things that go against logic. In the case of Obadiah in 1 Kings 18:1-20, he was asked to do something he thought would get Elijah killed. Instead it set up a show down that revealed God’s ultimate power. During a severe famine, Obadiah is helping Ahab scrounge for […]

Sunday Praise

Praise the LORD!I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart,In the company of the upright and in the assembly.Great are the works of the LORD;They are studied by all who delight in them.Splendid and majestic is His work,And His righteousness endures forever. – Psalm 111:1-3

The Consequence of Impatience

Waiting on God to act, to respond to our fervent prayers, is hard. We can know God is faithful, that He keeps His promises, yet find ourselves wondering if God will act. Waiting becomes a test of whether we truly believe God will do what He says he will do. If you’ve ever found yourself […]

Inner Beauty

As I was reading 1 Kings 6, I realized that so much of the inner beauty of the temple built by Solomon would be seen by only a handful of people. The elaborate carvings, cedar walls plated with gold, and cherubim statues were not built for show, but for God: It happened that when the […]

Sunday Praise

Oh give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name;Make known His deeds among the peoples.Sing to Him, sing praises to Him;Speak of all His wonders.Glory in His holy name;Let the heart of those who seek the LORD be glad. – Psalm 105:1-3, NASB

Admitting Weakness

Have you ever felt like you were in something over your head and not sure about what you were doing? How we respond to those situations can make a big difference in the outcome. You can ask for help from someone who is much more knowledgeable about what you’re facing or you can try to […]