“Let the peace of God rule in your hearts,… and be thankful.” Colossians 3:15. No one can have a satisfying quality of life without learning self-control. We are not only to repress sinful anger, bad language, evil desires, covetousness, and sexual impurity, but also, by the Holy Spirit’s power, to displace these sins with positive […]
“You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You.” Isaiah 26:3. When our plans fall apart and there is no remedy, how do we deal with frustration and delay? Our Bible verse today is an anchor for our souls in every storm of life. Whether we’re facing an annoying inconvenience or […]
“I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.” Matthew 5:39. Jesus’ words about turning the other cheek, going the second mile, and giving to those who ask may sound as radical and unrealistic to us as they did to those […]
“Be my rock of refuge, a fortress of defense to save me.” Psalm 31:2. When we face opposition and persecution because we are doing what’s right, remember God is our “rock of refuge, a fortress of defense”. He is our reliable source of strength and protection. When we trust the power of God, we will […]
“He satisfies the longing soul, and fills the hungry soul with goodness.” Psalm 107:9. If we are honest with ourselves, we know that “empty” feeling. It is an emptiness that friendship, love, sex, money, power, popularity, or success can never fill – a longing for something indefinable, something precious but lost, that elusive “something more”. […]