Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.(Heb. 12:1 NIV) Is there a desire that you placed on...
You will also decree a thing, and it will be established for you; and light will shine on your ways.(Job 22:28 NASB) In Genesis 17, when Sarah first heard the news that she was going to have a baby, the scripture says it was so far out she began to laugh. She was...
...But His word was in my heart like a burning fire shut up in my bones; I was weary of holding it back, and I could not.(Jer. 20:9 NKJV) In scripture, God gave a promise to Jeremiah that he would become a great prophet and speak to the nations. But Jeremiah was...
You, O God, sent a plentiful rain...(Ps. 68:9 NKJV) Every person goes through times of drought, or dry seasons, when we don't see the changes we hoped for. We've got big dreams, we're standing on God's promises, but things stay the same. It's dry and barren. Maybe...
Then Elijah said to Ahab, 'Go get something to eat and drink, for I hear a mighty rainstorm coming!' (1 Kings 18:41 NLT) In First Kings 18, the Samaritans had been in a great famine. For three and a half years, there had been no rain. The prophet Elijah showed up...
'Go and look toward the sea,' he told his servant. And he went up and looked. 'There is nothing there,' he said. Seven times Elijah said, 'Go back.' The seventh time the servant reported, 'A cloud as small as a man's hand is rising from the sea...' "(1 Kings...
...imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.(Heb. 6:12 NIV) In our culture today, people are used to getting things right away. Some people say that we live in a "microwave" society. In other words, we've been programmed for...
But thanks be to God, Who in Christ always leads us in triumph...(2 Cor. 2:14 AMP) In life, we all have to deal with the unexpected. Just because we're believers, just because we're good people or doing the right thing doesn't make us exempt from trouble. The...
I made haste, and did not delay to keep Your commandments.(Ps. 119:60 NKJV) Isn't it interesting how easy it is to put things off? We plan on doing something. We have good intentions. We want to do it, but we just think we'll get to it later. "One day I'm going to...
...His favor is for a lifetime...(Psalm 30:5 AMP) One definition of the word "favor" is an advantage for success. When you put God first, when you obey His commands, you open the door for His favor — you have the advantage for success! Even if someone may have...
If only you carefully listen to the voice of the Lord your God... (Deut. 15:5 AMP) All through the day, there are two voices that compete for our attention — the voice of faith and the voice of defeat. You'll hear a voice saying, "You'll never rise any higher. You...
Therefore I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you...(2 Tim 1:6 NKJV) Do you need some freshness in your life today? It's probably time to stir up what God has placed on the inside of you. It's time to stir up those gifts, stir up those dreams, stir...
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