Today’s Encouragement is, “The seed that fell among the thorns represents those who hear God’s word, but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the worries of this life and the lure of wealth, so no fruit is produced.” Matthew 13:22 NLT Worries Of This Life – Worry, anxiety, and fear (all areContinue reading “Worries Of This Life”
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Called To Be Saints
Today’s Encouragement is, “including you who are called to belong to Jesus Christ, To all those in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints.” Romans 1:6-7a ESV Called To Be Saints – “I am no saint!” “Nobody’s perfect!” we hear it often, these admissions of our human imperfection. And we certainlyContinue reading “Called To Be Saints”
God Is For Us
Today’s Encouragement is, “What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us?” Romans 8:31 NLT God Is For Us – “And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Matthew 28:20b NLT God is withContinue reading “God Is For Us”
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”
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”
Let Your Roots Grow
Today’s Encouragement is, “And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow him. Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness.” Colossians 2:6-7Continue reading “Let Your Roots Grow”
I Will Rejoice
Today’s Encouragement is, “This is the day the LORD has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it.” Psalm 118:24 NLT We will rejoice- Is it possible that we have a choice? That we aren’t the victims of our circumstances? That, regardless of the troubles, challenges, and even the overwhelming obstacles we are facing…Continue reading “I Will Rejoice”
Dont Let
Today’s Encouragement is, “Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me.” John 14:1 NLT Don’t let – We allow, we let, we choose, to be troubled or not to be troubled. We choose worry, or we choose peace. When we have chosen to worry, now or in the past,Continue reading “Dont Let”
and Prayed
Today’s Encouragement is, “About that time Hezekiah became deathly ill, and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to visit him. He gave the king this message: ‘This is what the LORD says: ‘Set your affairs in order, for you are going to die. You will not recover from this illness.’ When Hezekiah heard this,Continue reading “and Prayed”
Righteous Through Faith
Today’s Encouragement is, “I no longer count on my own righteousness through obeying the law; rather, I become righteous through faith in Christ. For God’s way of making us right with himself depends on faith.” Philippians 3:9b NLT Righteous Through Faith – In the preceding verse, we read of abandoning everything else to know Jesus,Continue reading “Righteous Through Faith”