Today’s Encouragement is “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love.” John 15:9 ESV Now Remain – Consider this with me. The Love that God the Father has for Jesus, His Son- what truer, deeper, more perfect Love could exist? Selah (pause and think about this) AndContinue reading “Now Remain”
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Why
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”
Openly Declaring
Today’s Encouragement is, “For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by openly declaring your faith that you are saved.” Romans 10:10 NLT Openly Declaring – Many of us believers, myself included, are reluctant to declare our faith openly. We are willing to believe, ifContinue reading “Openly Declaring”
Worries Of This Life
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”
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”
Hiding Place
Today’s Encouragement is, “For you are my hiding place; you protect me from trouble. You surround me with songs of victory.“ Psalm 32:7 NLT Hiding Place – Ever find yourself thinking, “I wish I could just get away from everything and everyone?” You can. God is our hiding place. Shelter. Safety. Peace. Rest. Protection. Fortress.Continue reading “Hiding Place”
How Much God Loves Us
Today’s Encouragement is, “We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in his love.” 1 John 4:16a NLT How Much God Loves Us – This is how much: He sent His Son to die for our sins. (1 John 4:10) He gave us eternal life through Jesus. (1 John 4:9)Continue reading “How Much God Loves Us”
Will Know Everything
Today’s Encouragement is, “Now we see things imperfectly, like puzzling reflections in a mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity. All that I know now is partial and incomplete, but then I will know everything completely, just as God now knows me completely.” 1 Corinthians 13:12 NLT Will Know Everything – WeContinue reading “Will Know Everything”
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”
Sat Listening
Today’s Encouragement is, “Her sister, Mary, sat at the Lord’s feet, listening to what he taught.” Luke 10:39 NLT Sat Listening – Jesus visited the home of Mary, Martha, and their brother Lazarus, and they were His close friends. We aren’t told what He said, but we are told that Mary sat at his feet listeningContinue reading “Sat Listening”