God has said that He would place a hedge around us to protect us from all evil. He has even said He would protect our coming in and going out. Day and night God is our guard; He will not sleep or slumber as He surrounds us with His care. Never forget: We may feel...
In His presence, Jesus offers release and refreshing to those who are tired and overburdened. When life becomes a struggle and dreaded, Jesus invites us to come into His presence and receive rest and refreshing. When weighed down from care and responsibility, Jesus...
Proverbs 1:33 says, “But whoever listens to me will dwell safely and will be secure, without fear of evil” (NKJV). It is not the will of God that we live our lives dreading each day. Dread and anxiety steal the joyous life that God designed us to experience. The...
The kingdom of darkness has a mission to distract and detour us from the will of God. He can succeed by simply keeping us busy doing things other than what God has directed us to do. When we get busy with other things we will not live the abundant life God has...
A great deal of time, anxiety, and money could be saved if we began our day waiting expectantly on the Lord to show us and teach us His ways. We may reason in our minds, however, that spending time waiting or doing nothing would only add pressure and stress to our...
Too often Christians try to handle their situations without asking the Lord for direction or help. Perhaps they think the situation is not big enough to bother God. Or maybe they think because they are responsible for causing the mess in the first place, they...
In the midst of a fast-paced world filled with decisions, difficulties, and distractions, we can discover the relief and refreshing the Lord intended for us. There are things clamoring for our attention every moment of every day which can create a desperate need...
The world we live in can be very demanding and stressful. In most homes, both the husband and wife work, and in many cases, both are focusing on building promising careers. As children are added to the home, the demands increase. Not only does day care and school...
God spoke to the Prophet Elijah and sent him to the city of Zarephath, a Phoenician city whose religion included the worship of the false gods Baal and Ashtoreth. It was here that God would use a widow to provide for him. So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when...
The rich young ruler in Mark 10:17 was locked into earth-bound, natural thinking and Jesus wanted to bring him out of it. To give on the level Jesus asked of this man was not natural. This man would have to let go of everything he had known and trust and take hold...
What do we see when we look up at the stars on a clear night? Seeing the estimated 6,000 stars visible on the clearest night is all we need to realize that God does things in a big way. And even the magnificence of those 6,000 stars isn’t the whole picture. Science...
The parable Jesus taught in Matthew 25 regarding the three servants each receiving talents of money when their lord was going away is very clear. Upon the lord’s return, the one servant who had only kept his one talent hidden had it taken away from him and given to...
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