How to get what you want."But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well." Mt 6:33 NIVThe first step to getting what you want in life is knowing what you ...

JAN. 15, 2025Know your purpose, know your partners"As the Father has sent me, I am sending you." Jn 20:21 NIVIn order to identify God's will for your life, you must be clear about two things: 

JAN. 14, 2025Have you talked to God about it?."So the Lord spoke to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend." Ex 33:11NKJVMoses had a special place where he met with God. It was called <...

JAN. 13, 2025The link between disobedience and stress."Walk in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well with you." Jer 7:23 NKJVA leading Christian psychologist says there is a dire...

See yourself as valuable (2)"You are precious to me. You are honored, and I love you." Isa 43:4 NLTIf you want to be a 10 but your self-esteem is a 5, you will never achieve at the level of a 10.You w...

See yourself as valuable (1)"I am self-sufficient in Christ's sufficiency." Php 4:13 AMPCWhen God made the first man, He saw that his creation was "very good." That means every person that has ever been born...

JAN. 8, 2025Just sow the seed“We are only God's servants through whom you believed the Good News." 1Co 3:5 NLTOne day when Charles Colson was scheduled to preach to three hundred inm...

You are commanded to love."A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another." Jn 13:34 NKJVLove is not an emotion, because you cannot command someone to feel a certain way.Loving someone is ...

Intimacy, dependency, obedience (2)."The Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing." Jn 5:19 NIVThe second thing that defines Jesus' relationship with...

Intimacy, dependency, obedience (1)."For the Father loves the Son and shows him all he does." Jn 5:20 NIVThese three things define the relationship Jesus had with His Father, and they are a blueprint for the...

Are YOU feeling unqualified?."I replied, 'The God of heaven will help us succeed. We, his servants, will start rebuilding this wall.'" Ne 2:20 NLTWith its walls torn down, Jerusalem was defenseless against h...

"Lord, teach us to pray." Lk 11:1 NKJDemonstrating an uncommon level of honesty, a well-known pastor says: "Prayer is the biggest struggle I have... It's difficult to maintain a consistent prayer life, and especially difficult to sustain...

DEC. 3, 2024Faithfulness."Well done, good and faithful servant." Mt 25:23 NKJVJesus begins the parable of the talents with these words: "For the kingdom of heaven is like" (v. 14 NKJV)...

You choose: your calling or your comfort."When they came to Harran, they settled there." Ge 11:31 NIVThe Bible says, "Terah took his son Abram... and together they set out from Ur of the Chaldeans to ...

Understanding righteousness."But now the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed." Ro 3:21 NKJVYou will go to heaven because you trusted in Christ's righteousness, not your own. You say,"B...

NOV. 26, 2024When God shows up."Our God whom we serve is able to deliver us... But if not..." Da 3:17-18 NKJVWhen Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego refused to bow before Nebuchadnezzar's ninety-foot go...

"Our sufficiency is from God." 2Co 3:5 NKJVGideon's army of thirty-two thousand men is enormously outnumbered by the Midianites when God tells him, "You have too many men." He instructs Gideon to release anyone who is afraid, and Gideon ...

NOV. 20, 2024You will be rewarded for it."The sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us." Ro 8:18 NKJVIn 1857 David Livingston...

"His older son...was angry." Lk 15:25, 28 NKJVThe parable of the prodigal son is about two boys and their father's love for each. The younger one dishonored his father and ended up in a pigpen. When he returned home, he h...

"By his divine power, God has given us everything we need." 2Pe 1:3 NLTFollowing God means finishing what He has called you to do. Not everyone who starts out well finishes well. Occasionally we're shocked and saddened to learn that a le...

There is no fear in love [dread does not exist], but full-grown (complete, perfect) love turns fear out of doors." 1Jn 4:18AMPOWhen you were young and said a bad word, your parents may have threatened to wash your mouth out with s...

"Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord." Eph6:4 NIVThe story is told of a man in a supermarket pushing a cart with a screaming baby. He kept repeating softly, ...

"Put on your new nature, created to be like God -truly righteous and holy." Eph4:24 NLTDealing with crucifixion, Jesus prayed in the garden of Gethsemane. He felt intense emotions. "Being in agony, He prayed more earnestly. Then H...

"By his divine power, God has given us everything we need." 2Pe 1:3 NLTFollowing God means finishing what He has called you to do. Not everyone who starts out well finishes well. Occasionally we're shocked and saddened to learn that a le...

"Put me together again with your Word."Ps 119:107 MSGWhen everything in the psalmist's life began falling apart, he prayed, "Put me together again with your Word." That's what your quiet time with God does. So, why don't we have a...