Today’s Encouragement is, “New wine must be stored in new wineskins. But no one who drinks the old wine seems to want the new wine. ‘The old is just fine,’ they say.” Luke 5:38-39 NLT New Wine – Jesus wasn’t teaching the finer points of wine making; He used it as an example. The oldContinue reading “New Wine”
Tag Archives: Rebirth
Seen Your Salvation
Today’s Encouragement is, “Sovereign Lord, now let your servant die in peace, as you have promised. I have seen your salvation, which you have prepared for all people. He is a light to reveal God to the nations, and he is the glory of your people Israel!” Luke 2:29-32 NLT Seen Your Salvation – DoContinue reading “Seen Your Salvation”
Transferred
Today’s Encouragement is, “For he has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of his dear Son, who purchased our freedom and forgave our sins.” Colossians 1:13-14 NLT Transferred – Is it possible? Are we already now in the Kingdom of Jesus? This verse plainly says so. God hasContinue reading “Transferred”
New Life
New Life – Today’s Encouragement is, “This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!” 2 Corinthians 5:17 NLT For believers in Christ, we have a definitive answer to the question of our identity. It’s throughout the Bible. It’s not whatContinue reading “New Life”
Become Like His Son
Today’s Encouragement is, “For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son.” Romans 8:29a NLT Become Like His Son – What? Become like Jesus? Now we know that God chose us (Colossians 3:12). He has adopted us into His family (Romans 8:15), and now we are His own sonsContinue reading “Become Like His Son”
Afresh Every Morning
Today’s Encouragement is, “The faithful love of the LORD never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning.” Lamentations 3:22-23 NLT Afresh Each Morning – Jeremiah wrote these words thousands of years ago. However, he was not in some exalted, ecstatic state of consciousness; in fact, he wasContinue reading “Afresh Every Morning”
Put Breath Into You
Today’s Encouragement is, “Then he said to me, ‘Speak a prophetic message to these bones and say, ‘Dry bones, listen to the word of the LORD! This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Look! I am going to put breath into you and make you live again!’” Ezekiel 37:4-5 NLT Put Breath Into You – Continue reading “Put Breath Into You”
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”
Dare To Hope
Today’s Encouragement is. “Yet I still dare to hope when I remember this: The faithful love of the LORD never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning.” Lamentations 3:21-23 NLT Dare to Hope – Jeremiah wrote the despair-filled book of Lamentations to express his own grief andContinue reading “Dare To Hope”
Just As I Am
Today’s Encouragement is, [Jesus said] “They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.” John 17:16 ESV Just as I am – Just as Jesus was and still is, all of us who believe in Him, who follow, trust, and worship Him, are not of the world. Just like JesusContinue reading “Just As I Am”