He Restores

Today’s Encouragement is, “He restores my soul.” Psalm 23:3a ESV He Restores – Pause. Consider. God restores our soul.  Other translations read:  “He renews my strength.” NLT “He refreshes and restores my soul (life)” AMP “you let me catch my breath” MSG We know that our bodies need rest, and to an extent, we recognizeContinue reading “He Restores”

To Please God

Today’s Encouragement is, “And it is impossible to please God without faith.” Hebrews 11:6a NLT To Please God –  Since it is impossible without faith to please God, is it possible – with faith – to please Him?    The Bible talks of God being pleased in several other ways: by spiritual sacrifice (1 Peter 2:5), worshipContinue reading “To Please God”

All Your Needs

Today’s Encouragement is, “And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:19 NLT All Your Needs –  From a human perspective, we associate dependence with weakness.  “He’s still dependent on his parents for financial support,” “she’sContinue reading “All Your Needs”

Things We Cannot See

Today’s Encouragement is, “For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever! So we don’t look at the troubles we can see now; rather, we fix our gaze on things that cannot be seen. For the things weContinue reading “Things We Cannot See”

Understand What The Spirit Means

Today’s Encouragement is, “But people who aren’t spiritual can’t receive these truths from God’s Spirit. It all sounds foolish to them and they can’t understand it, for only those who are spiritual can understand what the Spirit means.” 1 Corinthians 2:14 NLT Understand What The Spirit Means –  This is hard to grasp.  We live inContinue reading “Understand What The Spirit Means”

Letting the Spirit Control

Today’s Encouragement is, “But letting the Spirit control your mind leads to life and peace.” Romans 8:6b NLT Letting The Spirit Control – I have come to realize that I want to know God’s will so that I can be in control of my mind and my life. As if I were asking Him, “OkContinue reading “Letting the Spirit Control”

To Be Generous

Today’s Encouragement is, “You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God.” 2 Corinthians 9:11 ESV To Be Generous –  Sounds pretty good, doesn’t it?  “You will be enriched in every way!”  “Yes, please!” This is a promise, with no preceding qualifying requirement.  We areContinue reading “To Be Generous”

We Can Boldly Enter

Today’s Encouragement is, “And so, dear brothers and sisters, we can boldly enter heaven’s Most Holy Place because of the blood of Jesus. By his death, Jesus opened a new and life-giving way through the curtain into the Most Holy Place.” Hebrews 10:19-20 NLT We Can Boldly Enter – The veil or curtain in theContinue reading “We Can Boldly Enter”