A Word for the Discouraged
So much distress, affliction and sorrow are caused by sickness, disease and disaster. So many hurting believers are in the world. The Bible does tell us, “Many are the afflictions of the righteous…” However, the next phrase in this verse changes the meaning entirely: “…but the Lord delivers him out of them all” (Psalm 34:19,…
Healing by the Shepherd’s Side
We are all familiar with Psalm 23. Its comforting message is well known even among non-believers. This renowned psalm was written by King David, and its most famous passage is in the opening verse: “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.” The Hebrew word David uses for ‘want’ in this verse indicates lack.…
The God Who Pardons
Right now you may be waging a losing war against some kind of temptation. Whatever your struggle is, you’ve determined not to run away from the Lord. You refuse to give yourself over to sin’s grasp. Instead, you’ve taken God’s Word to heart. However, like David, you’ve grown weary. Now you’ve come to a point…
Fruit of a Life of Prayer
To be a member of God’s true church, you must be known by the name of Jehovah Shammah : “The Lord is there” (see Ezekiel 48:35). Others must be able to say about you, “It’s clear to me the Lord is with this person. Every time I see them, I sense the presence of Jesus.…
Following God through Failure
One of the great obstacles for people when they get a direction or word from the Lord is this fear: If you don’t succeed, you’ll be labeled the failure, and you’ll lose credibility. If God calls you to do something and he says to cross over that Jordan, you go over the Jordan, no matter…
Fully Convinced of the Promise
God gave the prophet Jeremiah a revelation of his name Jehovah Tsidkenu (pronounced Je-HO-va Sid-KAY-noo) in a time of crisis similar to the one we face today. “Behold, the days are coming,’ says the Lord, ‘That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness; a King shall reign and prosper, and execute judgment and…
Do You Truly Believe?
God doesn’t want your home, car, furniture, savings or any of your possessions. All he wants is your strong belief in his Word, and that may be the one thing that other, more spiritual-appearing people lack. You may look at another person as being more spiritual than you, but that person may actually be struggling…
The God of All Comfort
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. For as we…
Handing Over the Impossible
When God calls us to move forward toward a dream or into a murky situation, our internal skeptic might say, “There’s no way for you to cross over this river. It’s just not possible. We don’t have the resources; we don’t have the stuff that we need to make this happen. It’s not a bad…
An Ironclad Promise
God has given us an ironclad promise for life on this earth. He says that when our enemy attempts to walk over us, “Therefore my people shall know my name; therefore they shall know in that day that I am he who speaks: ‘Behold, it is I.’” (Isaiah 52:6, NKJV). In other words, God says,…