Abuse

Scripture The people passing by shouted abuse, shaking their heads in mockery. “Ha! Look at you now!” they yelled at him. “You said you were going to destroy the Temple and rebuild it in three days.” ~Mark 15:29, NLT Quote Some things are not sinful in and of themselves; the sin comes when we abuse…

Peace And Calm

Scripture Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. ~John 15:27, NKJV Quote Can we help other people without using them to help ourselves? ~Sarah Young Sarah Young’s famous devotional JESUS…

Hope Is Essential

Scripture Against all odds, when it looked hopeless, Abraham believed the promise and expected God to fulfill it. Romans 4:18, TPT Quote Everyone needs to look forward to something. ~Ya’akov I think everyone has hope; that it is innate.  It is essential to life itself, but only believers in Jesus have a living and lasting…

Trust And Obey

Scripture But let them all be glad, those who turn aside to hide themselves in You. May they keep shouting for joy forever! Overshadow them in Your presence as they sing and rejoice. Then every lover of Your name will burst forth with endless joy. ~Psalm 5:11, TPT Quote God honors faith; He rewards humility…

Nine-eleven

Scripture When the crowds learned it, they followed him, and he welcomed them and spoke to them of the kingdom of God and cured those who had need of healing. ~Luke 9:11 Quote Fallen human beings enter into Christ joy only through the door of despair. ~Dana Ortland “Trust in Jesus completely, and do not rely…

Love And Listen

Scripture Give your burdens to the Lord. He will carry them. He will not permit the godly to slip or fall. ~Psalm 55:22, TLB Quote It takes time for a broken heart to heal, but Jesus can do it if we give Him all the pieces. Warren W. Wiersbe What do we say in the…

Helping Others

Scripture  Share each other’s burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ. If you think you are too important to help someone, you are only fooling yourself. You are not that important. ~Galatians 6:2-3, NLT Quote To minister to the needs of others even when you are hurting, is to liberate your soul from…

Watch Out!

Scripture Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. ~ Peter 5:8, NLT Quote Self is the god of unhappiness. ~Lorenzo Scupoli One of the things that makes my heart sick is to know that Satan has used me. Peter felt this same sickness when he rebuked Jesus for talking about His death…But…

Give Them Heaven

Scripture We’ve been given a glimpse of the real thing, our true home, our resurrection bodies! The Spirit of God whets our appetite by giving us a taste of what’s ahead. He puts a little of heaven in our hearts so that we’ll never settle for less. ~2 Corinthians 5:4-5, MSG Quote Earth has no…

Are YOU Lonesome Tonight?

Scripture I am lonely, like an owl living in the desert, like an owl living among old ruined buildings. I cannot sleep. I am like a lonely bird on the roof. ~Psalm 102:6-7, ERV Quote We are born helpless. As soon as we are fully conscious we discover loneliness. We need others physically, emotionally, and intellectually. We need…