Today’s Encouragement is, “It is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to the Most High. It is good to proclaim your unfailing love in the morning, your faithfulness in the evening.” Psalm 92:1-2 NLT Morning and Evening – [Personal note: I awoke today with a heaviness in heart and mind. AsContinue reading “Morning and Evening”
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Good Gifts
Today’s Encouragement is, “So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts to those who ask him.” Matthew 7:11 NLT Good Gifts – Please don’t think of God’s good gifts in a small way, or as only spiritual gifts, orContinue reading “Good Gifts”
More Precious Than Gold
Today’s Encouragement is, “These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold-though your faith is far more precious than mere gold. So when your faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when JesusContinue reading “More Precious Than Gold”
Love Has No Fear
Today’s Encouragement is, “Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows that we have not fully experienced his perfect love.”1 John 4:18 NLT Love Has No Fear – We’ve just discussed that “God is love, and all who liveContinue reading “Love Has No Fear”
If We Love
Today’s Encouragement is, “Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other. No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and his love is brought to full expression in us.” 1 John 4:11-12 NLT If We Love – I admit, andContinue reading “If We Love”
God Showed
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.” 1 John 4:9 NLT God Showed – Jesus’ birth, life, teaching, miracles, death, burial, resurrection, and ascension… had one overriding purpose. “God showed how much he lovedContinue reading “God Showed”
A Vast Host
Merry Christmas! Today’s Encouragement is “Suddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others-the armies of heaven-praising God and saying, ‘Glory to God in highest heaven, and peace on earth to those with whom God is pleased.’” Luke 2:13-14 NLT A Vast Host – Imagine with me – the still of a desertContinue reading “A Vast Host”
Great Joy
Today’s Encouragement is, “That night there were shepherds staying in the fields nearby, guarding their flocks of sheep. Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord’s glory surrounded them. They were terrified, but the angel reassured them. ‘Don’t be afraid!’ he said. ‘I bring you good news thatContinue reading “Great Joy”
All The Days
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”
A Lamp
Today’s Encouragement is, “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” Psalm 119:105 ESV A Lamp – An ancient lamp provided a light that shone only a few feet in any direction. It was not a high-beam flashlight! This light allowed you to take a few steps on your path, andContinue reading “A Lamp”