Today’s Encouragement is, “Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy.” (James 1:2 NLT) Consider It – Yesterday, we discussed the “Great Joy” available to believers when facing trials, troubles, sorrows, or pain. This perspective is ours to choose. We can “consider it” asContinue reading “Consider It”
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Great Joy
Today’s Encouragement is, “Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy.” James 1:2 NLT Great Joy Why do so many good people — believers, even praying people — suffer in so many different ways? We all experience the pain of these troubles at times,Continue reading “Great Joy”
How Much God Loves Us
Today’s Encouragement is, “We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in his love.” 1 John 4:16a NLT How Much God Loves Us – This is how much: He sent His Son to die for our sins. (1 John 4:10) He gave us eternal life through Jesus. (1 John 4:9)Continue reading “How Much God Loves Us”
Will Know Everything
Today’s Encouragement is, “Now we see things imperfectly, like puzzling reflections in a mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity. All that I know now is partial and incomplete, but then I will know everything completely, just as God now knows me completely.” 1 Corinthians 13:12 NLT Will Know Everything – WeContinue reading “Will Know Everything”
Hope
Today’s Encouragement is, “We were given this hope when we were saved. (If we already have something, we don’t need to hope for it.)” Romans 8:24 NLT Hope – The original language of the New Testament is Greek, and the Greek word “elpizo,” translated here as “Hope,” means “to wait with joy and full confidence.”Continue reading “Hope”
Sat Listening
Today’s Encouragement is, “Her sister, Mary, sat at the Lord’s feet, listening to what he taught.” Luke 10:39 NLT Sat Listening – Jesus visited the home of Mary, Martha, and their brother Lazarus, and they were His close friends. We aren’t told what He said, but we are told that Mary sat at his feet listeningContinue reading “Sat Listening”
Never Leave You
Today’s Encouragement is, “And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you.” John 14:16 NLT Never Leave You – Jesus introduced His disciples to the Advocate, the Holy Spirit. In this final teaching, just hours before His arrest, Jesus informs them that He is leaving butContinue reading “Never Leave You”
Pray About Everything
Today’s Encouragement is, “Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.” Philippians 4:6 NLT Pray About Everything – Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere, Anything — prayer is available to all of us, always. It is an obvious but rarely acknowledged truth: Prayer is theContinue reading “Pray About Everything”
Real Love
Today’s Encouragement is, “God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him. This is real love- not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins.”Continue reading “Real Love”
Change Your Mind
Today’s Encouragement is, [Moses prayed] “‘Turn away from your fierce anger. Change your mind about this terrible disaster you have threatened against your people!’ So the LORD changed his mind about the terrible disaster he had threatened to bring on his people.” Exodus 32:12a,14 NLT Change Your Mind – In this situation, God was furiousContinue reading “Change Your Mind”