Today’s Encouragement is, “Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will live in the house of the LORD forever.” Psalm 23:6 NLT All the Days – Sometimes, believers are taught that the blessings which God promises to His people are “a maybe” for this lifeContinue reading “All The Days”
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Working In You
Today’s Encouragement is, “For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him.” Philippians 2:13 NLT Working In You – God is doing the work. He is working in us. He is transforming, renewing, and cleansing us… He is doing it! Our part is acceptance. Willingly obeying, faithfully listening,Continue reading “Working In You”
Now Grace Rules
Today’s Encouragement is, “So just as sin ruled over all people and brought them to death, now God’s wonderful grace rules instead, giving us right standing with God and resulting in eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” Romans 5:21 NLT Now Grace Rules – Two distinct authorities are contrasted here. “Sin Ruled” – BeforeContinue reading “Now Grace Rules”
Keeps No Record
Today’s Encouragement is, “and it [Love] keeps no record of being wronged.” 1 Corinthians 13:5b Keeps No Record – In this 13th chapter, we are given an amazing, detailed assessment of the character of Love, and God is Love, so this is His character! He keeps no record of being wronged! This is God’s nature! He forgives usContinue reading “Keeps No Record”
Pleading For Us
Today’s Encouragement is, “Who then will condemn us? No one-for Christ Jesus died for us and was raised to life for us, and he is sitting in the place of honor at God’s right hand, pleading for us.” Romans 8:34 NLT Pleading For us – God is For us v31 No one can accuse usContinue reading “Pleading For Us”
God Will Reveal
Today’s Encouragement is, “Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will reveal to us later. For all creation is waiting eagerly for that future day when God will reveal who his children really are.” Romans 8:18-19 NLT We clearly will endure suffering. God doesn’t sugarcoat the truth. “Here on earthContinue reading “God Will Reveal”
You Will Be With Me
Today’s Encouragement is, “And Jesus replied, ‘I assure you, today you will be with me in paradise.’” Luke 23:43 NLT You will be with me – As these two men were dying an excruciating death, this amazing conversation was heard. One, wrongly accused and innocent, and one clearly deserving his execution. One lived a life of blessing,Continue reading “You Will Be With Me”
Grace Rules
Today’s Encouragement is “So just as sin ruled over all people and brought them to death, now God’s wonderful grace rules instead, giving us right standing with God and resulting in eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” Romans 5:21 NLT Grace Rules- In the time before Christ, anyone who wanted to please God andContinue reading “Grace Rules”
A New Creation
Today’s Encouragement is, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” 2 Corinthians 5:17 ESV A New Creation – You are a new person, a completely new creation, transformed from your old self (which is now dead) into a new person. AndContinue reading “A New Creation”
Grace and Truth
Today’s Encouragement is, “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.” John 1:14 ESV Grace and Truth – Of all the aspects of Jesus, John points out that Jesus was full of Grace andContinue reading “Grace and Truth”