"Pray without ceasing."     1 Thessalonians 5:17 Gone are the days when gun-shy theologians bowed to the god of science. Reliable scientists are now affirming how ingenious God is and how His principl...  Read More

"A person without self-control is like a city with broken-down walls."     Proverbs 25:28 NLTTrials, disagreeable people, and frustrating circumstances are potentially upsetting - and the bad news is,...  Read More

"God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes."    Matthew 6:34 MSGWhen you're anxious about the future, stop and remind yourself that two of God's names are "Alpha and...  Read More

"Cast your cares on the Lord."    Psalm 55:22 NIVWhen we're stressed, the surge of negative emotions can be overwhelming. And unless you unburden your soul before God, it's easy to make wrong decision...  Read More

"Though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day."     2 Corinthians 4:16 NKJVNext time you're at a supermarket checkout, notice the magazine covers. Airbrushed fac...  Read More

"The message gets choked out, and they never produce anything."    Mark 4:19 CEVIn the parable of the sower, Jesus said the seed fell into four kinds of soil. Here is one of them: "The seeds that fell...  Read More

"Be patient and trust the Lord."    Psalm 37:7 CEVPatience is born of trust. David said, "Trust the Lord and live right! The land will be yours, and you will be safe. Do what the Lord wants, and he wi...  Read More

"Come, follow me, and I will show you how to..."     Matthew 4:19 NLTWhen others don't see your potential, Jesus does. In common fishermen, He saw the capacity to change the world. Here is something y...  Read More

"Think how much the Father loves us."     1 John 3:1 CEVWhen you struggle with a sense of rejection, it will manifest itself in things like these: (1) Perfectionism. But it doesn't work, because other...  Read More

"Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it."     Genesis 28:16 NKJVWe have all heard people say, "The Lord told me, " and it turned out not to be so.  As a result, we have become doubtin...  Read More

"We regard no one according to the flesh."     2 Corinthians 5:16 NKJVPaul writes, "From now on, we regard no one according to the flesh...anyone...in Christ...is a new creation; old things have passe...  Read More

"I would strengthen you with my mouth."     Job 16:5 NKJVEven when a surgery is successful, the patient can carry within them scar tissue that causes lingering pain and discomfort.  And it's the same ...  Read More