Scripture: “Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain.” – Psalm 127:1 If we labor for God in our own strength, we will find ourselves building our own kingdom. We are servants of the Lord, so let us be […]
Scripture: “Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.” – Romans 12:12 We can have hope even when things don’t seem hopeful. That is the power of Jesus Christ alive in us. We can be patient during tribulations because of the power of Jesus Christ alive in us. We can be constant […]
Scripture: I will give them an undivided heart and put a new spirit in them; I will remove from them their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh. – Ezekiel 11:19 (NIV) God is all powerful and desires to give us an undivided heart for the things He cares about. If we […]
Scripture: So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, it will be opened. – Luke 11:9-10 (NASB) The words of […]
Scripture: I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the Lord. They will be my people and I will be their God, for they will return to me with all their heart. – Jeremiah 24:7 (NIV) God used the prophet Jeremiah to speak to the exiles of Judah concerning His promise […]
Scripture: “You shall follow the Lord your God and fear Him; and you shall keep His commandments, listen to His voice, serve Him, and cling to Him.” – Deuteronomy 13:4 (NASB) The Bible teaches us that the Lord loves our attention. He cherishes our pursuit of Him. Examine your heart today. Is there anything that […]
Scripture: Now in the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know what to pray for as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words; and He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for […]
Scripture: “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!” – 2 Corinthians 5:17 (NIV) When we remain in Christ, we are changed. We see others differently. We order our activities differently. We seek justice differently. We see the world through the eyes of Christ […]
Scripture: “This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests which we have asked from Him.” – 1 John 5:14-15 (NASB) ‘Confidence’ is the […]
Scripture: “Behold, I am going to do something new, Now it will spring up; Will you not be aware of it? I will even make a roadway in the wilderness, rivers in the desert.” – Isaiah 43:19 (NASB) Have we become tired of circling around the same spot, with no tangible progress in the direction […]
