Scripture: “Being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” – Philippians 1:6 (NIV) As you walk with God, it’s important to remember that your spiritual journey is not about instant perfection but about...
Pressure Increases the Pressure “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.” —James 1:2-4 (NIV) My...
Romans 8:31-39 31 What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all...
In John 14:27, Jesus says, “Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” Jesus doesn’t say we won’t have trouble; He says we don’t have to let ourselves be troubled. The reason why is this. When we have God on our side, we can live securely....
Ephesians 1:7, “In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace.” You are purified and sanctified by the blood of Jesus. God did not redeem us to leave us alone and let us miss all of His blessings. He loves...
John 8:31-32 So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, if you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples and you will know the truth and the truth will set you free. Truth is the absolute standard by which reality should be measured. It’s God’s view...
Deuteronomy 30:19 “This day I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your seed shall live.” It’s in these moments that we’re presented with two choices, to choose...
Matthew 18:12-13: “If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go in search of the one that went astray? And if he finds it, truly I say to you, he rejoices over it more...
Hebrews 11:3 “Through Faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.” Think about that for a moment. The creator, God, formed words in his mouth and literally parted seas, formed land,...
Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the Substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen. The question then becomes how do you infuse your faith with life? You do this by getting to know the one who is life. You do this by aligning your heart, mind...
