“To everything there is a season.” Ecclesiastes 3:1 Just as the seasons in nature change, so do the seasons in our lives. Our circumstances never stay the same for long. Sometimes we welcome change in our lives. But often it is difficult, especially when it involves sorrow and loss. Yet even then we can be […]
“The floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves.” Psalm 93:3 Trouble sometimes comes our way in relentless waves that surge and pound against our souls. Yet above the tempest we hear the psalmist’s refrain: “The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, than the mighty waves […]
“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above…” James 1:17 God is the God who made us heirs with Him and co-heirs with Christ; the Father who loves to give good gifts to His children. Heaven is the ultimate example of this. Enjoy without guilt the good things He sends our way. We, […]
“Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows.” Isaiah 53:4 We have no completely satisfactory answer to life’s painful problems. We do know, however, that the Lord is present with us, for He said He would never leave us. Jesus’ name “Immanuel” literally means “God with us”. Even though suffering baffles our minds, […]
“…beside the other things, what comes upon me daily: my deep concern for all the churches.” II Corinthians 11:28 There’s a price to becoming involved in the struggles of others. Paul experienced this in his work planting churches and sharing the gospel. Despite the pressures that come from caring about, and for other people Paul […]