“For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be.” Psalm 37:10. Sometimes even dedicated Christians are tempted to complain because of what they see in the world around them. Perplexed by the success and prosperity of the wicked, oftentimes at the expense of the righteous, they ask why doesn’t the Lord do something […]
“Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.” Psalm 30:5 Have you experienced extreme sorrow? There is the promise of future joy amid your tears as you lean upon our loving Lord. Leave your sorrows with Jesus, the “Man of Sorrows.”
Behold, I will do a new thing, now it shall spring forth; shall you not know it? Isaiah 43:19. God, through the prophet Isaiah, encouraged Jewish exiles to think about a new beginning. He told them to stop dwelling on their past and focus their attention on God who would give them a new beginning […]
“Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.” Lamentations 3:22. Many changes in our lives come from loss – a thwarted dream of success, or the death of a person we’ve deeply loved. In every loss we long for a touch of healing and hope. Jeremiah mourned the captivity of […]
“If the foundations are destroyed what can the righteous do?” Psalm 11:3. If you’re waiting for good to win out over evil in society, you may be in for a long wait. Things appear to be going from bad to worse. Psalm 11 was written at a time when Israel may have felt that escape […]