Because the king abdicated his power, the prophet Jeremiah was unjustly imprisoned. Because the king abdicated his power, his family and royal officials lost their lives. Because the king abdicated his power, the entire nation suffered. ==========================...
I want my life to be defined by the God that I point people toward, not merely by the enemies that I stand against. =================================== Scripture Jeremiah 31:6 “For there shall be a day when watchmen will call in the hill country of Ephraim:...
I know that God loves me, and so I know that his voice is the voice of love even when he speaks things that I don’t like. This week I choose to listen for the voice of the Father instead of the voice of my own preferences, so that I can walk in his blessing....
It’s easy to get so focused on the small things God asks from me, that I miss the fact that what He truly wants is to give me something: his love, his grace, his blessing, and his provision. ============================== Scripture John 4:10 “Jesus...
God is not hiding or concealing himself. He is eagerly looking forward, anticipating the day that we turn to him–not just those who are ‘called by his name’, but all mankind. ========================== Scripture Isaiah 65:1 “I was ready to be...
A heart surrendered to God will experience the verdant growth of riverside-living, even if the environment around it looks like a desert. ================================= Scripture Psalm 107:33-43 33 He turns rivers into a desert, springs of water into thirsty...