Today’s Encouragement is, “Wake up, O Lord! Why do you sleep? Get up! Do not reject us forever. Why do you look the other way? Why do you ignore our suffering and oppression? We collapse in the dust, lying face down in the dirt. Rise up! Help us! Ransom us because of your unfailing love.”Continue reading “Why”
Tag Archives: Patience
Difficult People
Today’s Encouragement is, “Again I say, don’t get involved in foolish, ignorant arguments that only start fights. A servant of the Lord must not quarrel but must be kind to everyone, be able to teach, and be patient with difficult people. Gently instruct those who oppose the truth. Perhaps God will change those people’s hearts,Continue reading “Difficult People”
I Am Confident
Today’s Encouragement is, “Yet I am confident I will see the LORD’s goodness while I am here in the land of the living. Wait patiently for the LORD. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the LORD.” Psalm 27:13-14 NLT I Am Confident – David wrote the psalms from the full gamut of hisContinue reading “I Am Confident”
Wait Expectantly
Today’s Encouragement is, “Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God, for I pray to no one but you. Listen to my voice in the morning, LORD. Each morning, I bring my requests to you and wait expectantly.” Psalm 5:2-3 NLT Wait Expectantly – We tend to think of Biblical heroes likeContinue reading “Wait Expectantly”
Renew Their Strength
Today’s Encouragement is, “Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted; but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.” Isaiah 40:30-31 ESV Renew Their Strength –Continue reading “Renew Their Strength”
If You Believe
Today’s Encouragement is, “I tell you, you can pray for anything, and if you believe that you’ve received it, it will be yours.” Mark 11:24 NLT If You Believe – We have a choice; believe or not. There’s really no neutral ground. What do we believe? Karma, Astrology, Religion, or Atheism, there are unlimited choices.Continue reading “If You Believe”
Can You See?
Today’s Encouragement is, “Jesus took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village. Then, spitting on the man’s eyes, he laid his hands on him and asked, “Can you see anything now?” The man looked around. “Yes,” he said, “I see people, but I can’t see them very clearly. TheyContinue reading “Can You See?”
The Lord Is Not Slow
Today’s Encouragement is, “But you must not forget this one thing, dear friends: A day is like a thousand years to the Lord, and a thousand years is like a day. [9] The Lord isn’t really being slow about his promise, as some people think. No, he is being patient for your sake. He doesContinue reading “The Lord Is Not Slow”
Work Toward
Today’s Encouragement is, “Because we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that can defile our body or spirit. And let us work toward complete holiness because we fear God.” 2 Corinthians 7:1 NLT Work Toward – Remember, we are perfectly clean before God because of our faith in Jesus. HeContinue reading “Work Toward”
If Only
Today’s Encouragement is “Martha said to Jesus, ‘Lord, if only you had been here, my brother would not have died.’” John 11:21 NLT If Only – How often have we said, or thought, or prayed… we called for You, Lord! If only You had come when we asked You for help! We needed You to: saveContinue reading “If Only”