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“The sorrows of those who have bartered for another god will be multiplied” (Psalm 16:4a NASB) Our hearts are often torn between the god we want and the God that is. Our sorrows increase when we opt for the god we want over the God that is because serving the god we...

“I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.” (John 14:3b NIV) “Therefore comfort one another with these words.” (1Thessalonians 4:18b NASB) My mom was a stay at home mom. But, there was a brief period when I was around four or five...

“But when the young man heard this, he went away sad, for he had many possessions (Matthew 19:22 NLT). The problem for this young man was not that he possessed possessions, but that his possessions possessed him. Jesus is a good shepherd that calls us to follow Him....

"A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another” (John 13:34 NASB). Jesus loved us by laying down His life for us. This is how we’re to love our brothers and sisters in Christ. We cannot love each...

“For the word of God is . . . sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating even to the dividing of soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitude of the heart.” (Hebrew 4:12b) Destructive thoughts and negative attitudes cannot exist in a...

“Blessed be the Lord, my rock, who trains my hands for war and my fingers for battle” (Psalm 144:1 NASB) Prayer is more than just asking God for things. It is the battlefield where we apply our spiritual armor (Eph. 6:10-18). We are at war and prayer is the warfare....

“For there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:12b NIV). Jesus + our sins = His death on a cross. Jesus + 3 days in the grave = the keys to death and Hades. Jesus + resurrection = our justification. Jesus + nothing = our...

“Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.” (John 17:3 NIV) The Christian life is not about what you do; it’s about Who you know. This is because only life can produce life and God’s objective is to...

In the beginning God . . . (Genesis 1:1 NIV) God is first. Nothing began before He began it. And, when He began it, He called it “good.” The way to make this a good year for you is to begin it with God. Ask Him to begin a new work in you and through you. It may be the...

“For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age” (Titus 2:11-12 ESV). This is the power of God’s grace: it brings...

'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master's happiness!” (Matthew 25:23 NIV) Edward Kimble was a shoe salesman. Even though he was a bit shy, he shared Christ...

“. . . that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend . . . what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God." The divine...

“He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty” (Psalm 91:1 NASB) My dad was a master at inventing games to keep us entertained or in line. When I was very young, one such game was, “Steppin’ On My Shadow.” Dad would start the...

“The secret of the LORD is for those who fear Him, and He will make them know His covenant” (Psalm 25:14 NASB). There is a secret place where the Lord meets with those who fear Him and whispers to them the mysteries of His covenant. He holds them in private counsel,...

“Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God” (Psalm 42:5, 11; 43:5). There are times when no amount of positive thinking, confessing, proclaiming, or praying can immediately pull...