Truly, my soul finds rest in God. My salvation comes from Him. Truly, He is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress. I will never be shaken….One thing God has spoken, two things I have heard: “Power belongs to You, God, and with You, Lord, is unfailing love”; and “You reward everyone according to what they have done.” …
Walking Through Discouragement (Part 1)
Praise the Lord, my soul. Lord my God, You are very great. You are clothed with splendor and majesty… I will sing to the Lord all my life. I will sing praise to my God as long as I live. May my meditation be pleasing to Him, as I rejoice in the Lord. (Psalm 104:1, 33-34) Lifting Up the Downcast …
Loving God By Keeping His Commands
Jesus said, “The most important commandment is this: ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength. Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.” “If you love Me, keep My commands. And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to help you and be with you …
Following Christ with the Next Right Step (Part 2)
Blessed are those who keep the Lord’s statutes and seek Him with all their heart—they do no wrong but follow His ways… Oh, that my ways were steadfast in obeying your decrees! (Psalm 119:1-5 excerpt) We introduced the “Do the Next Thing” poem by Minnie Paull in a previous post: Do the Next Thing: Elisabeth Elliot. You can also read: …
Following Christ with the Next Right Step (Part 1)
Seek first God’s kingdom above all else, and live righteously, and He will give you everything you need. So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today. (Matthew 6:33-34 NLT) More Wise Advice We introduced the “Do the Next Thing” poem by Minnie Paull in the last post. You can read …
Do the Next Thing: Elisabeth Elliot
Here is an audio version of an earlier version of this post. Jesus’ followers, saved by grace, shall live by faith in God and faithfulness to the Lord. (Habakkuk 2:4, my paraphrase) Elisabeth Elliot Elisabeth Howard Elliot (1926-2015) was a Christian missionary and speaker who authored over 20 books. She was brought up in a devout Christian family in …
Book of Job (Part 3)
Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven. Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in Heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before …
Book of Job (Part 2)
For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide, we might have hope. (Romans 15:4) This builds on our previous post, Book of Job (Part 1) A Woman Like Job Nancy Guthrie is an author in Nashville, Tennessee. She often speaks and …
Book of Job (Part 1)
Since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us. Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of undeserved privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God’s glory. We can rejoice, too, …
Freedom in Christ (Part 2)
Now you (Jesus’ followers) are free from the power of sin and have become slaves of God. Now you do those things that lead to holiness and result in eternal life. (Romans 6:22 NLT) This post builds on Freedom in Christ & Juneteenth (Part 1) Nancy Set Free Before the U. S. Civil War, Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865) went to a slave …