“For You are my hope, O Lord God.” Psalm 71:5. Ever since sin brought suffering into the world, God has been saying a resounding yes to man’s search for meaning amid the seeming absurdities of life. He reassured Adam and Eve in their helplessness and shame. He encouraged Abraham when He told him he would […]
“The things which happened to me have actually turned out for the furtherance of the gospel.” Philippians 1:12 Focusing on what’s wrong can cause us to miss everything that’s good. God wants us to be discerning; we need to know good from bad, but He doesn’t want us to focus on the bad and […]
“…let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds…let us encourage one another…” Hebrew 10:24-25. None of us wants to be a source of discouragement, yet, if we’re not careful, we can find ourselves being more discouraging than encouraging. It’s human nature. Our relationships are impacted negatively when that […]
“Encourage one another and build each other up” I Thessalonians 5:11. “…Love is kind.” I Corinthians 13:4 We all know what acts of kindness look and feel like but how would you define what it means to be kind? The Phillips translation of I Corinthians 13:4 gives good insight. It says, “Love looks for a way […]