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: 'Arise,...

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 answered her, 'If...

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 sought by those who did...

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...

Trusting my own ability leads inevitably to disappointment. Trusting Christ's ability leads me unerringly to safety. =========================== Scripture Isaiah 50:10-11 "Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the voice of his servant? Let him who walks in darkness...

Doing the right things with the wrong attitude is not pleasing to God--my heart must complement what my hands are doing. =============================== Scripture 1 Peter 4:9 "Show hospitality to one another without grumbling." Observation God cares about the way we...

This week, I choose to walk in the confidence of knowing that my Father loves me, and is creating something amazing as I walk with him. I can't wait to see what the finished result looks like! ==================================== Scripture Isaiah 42:7-10 7 The...

Things used by God become and idol and a snare, when we begin to put our faith in the 'thing' instead of in the God who used the 'thing'. ================= Scripture 2 Kings 18:3-4 "And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, according to all that David his...

As children of God we are born again into something greater--no longer governed by our most basic selfish motivations, but instead called to a life of selfless service as we emulate the greatest servant of all: Christ! ========================= Scripture James 3:16...

God's way doesn't lead me along safe paths--but it does lead me safely through treacherous circumstances and deadly situations. ==================================== Scripture Hebrews 10:39 "But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who...

God gave His greatest for me, and I can do no less in response to Him. ================================ Scripture Hebrews 8:10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my laws into their minds,...

The nation mourned the passing of King Uzziah: But while the nation marked the season by tragedy, Isaiah chose to remember it as the season when he saw God's glory. ====================== Scripture Isaiah 6:1 "In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting...

God told the nation of Judah to 'hold their position', and promised to fight the battle on their behalf. They weren't merely to 'stand still'...they were instructed to maintain the position of their heart before God. ================================== Scripture 2...

The widow woman in this story didn't understand the size of the miracle that God was preparing to bring through the resource she had already been given. Her cupboards looked bare, but she still had the makings of a miracle. =====================================...

There's a fine line between "this isn't the right moment", and simply 'never dealing with problems'.  Godly wisdom requires a prayerful response to difficult situations...but action is still required when the time is right. ==================================...

Scripture 1 Kings 17:2-10 2 And the word of the LORD came to him: 3 “Depart from here and turn eastward and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan. 4 You shall drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.” 5 So he...