Larry White
Jesus last words on the cross were a desperate plea to the Father: "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" The lines, however, are actually a reference to David's plea in Psalm 22. W...
Clarence L. Haynes Jr.
In Scripture, fire can be used as a form of judgment but it is also used in purification or refining. With that being the case, what are the things God would turn his attention to consuming or burning...
Blair Parke
Serving God is one of the greatest things we have been given by the Lord to do. So, our attitude to serving God should be one that is reflective of Psalm 100:2 (NKJV): “Serve the Lord with gladness; C...
Stephen Altrogge
I mean, prayer changes things, right? After all, that’s what prayer is. We present our requests to God and he responds. God answers prayer. We’ve known this since Sunday school. But it also raises som...
Heather Riggleman
Sometimes life is just so hard. It’s in these times we must hold fast to this simple truth: God is good all the time....
Kirstyn Mayden
Like Hannah, we also face difficult challenges and difficult seasons in life, but being diligent in seeking God in prayer will guide, uplift, and encourage us to move forward in faith. Our circumstanc...
Mike Leake
If you see a picture of Jesus in your cheese toast does this qualify as a theophany? What about God appearing to Moses in a burning bush, is that one? When an angel appears to someone, do we use anoth...
Carley Marcouillier
Part of life as a human is strong emotions - joy, despair, fear, embarrassment. But when these emotions reach a peak, we often hear well-meaning phrases like "you just need to pray more" or ...
Melissa Henderson
Just what does the Psalmist mean when he tells us, "enter his gates with thanksgiving"? ...
Stephen Um
Once we are saved, what does God want Christians to do? Many believers would answer with something like this: “Well, of course, what God desires is that I pray and read my Bible every day, attend chu...
Lianna Davis
“My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?” (Matthew 27:46).If directing questions toward God were inherently sinful, we would not have this question recorded in Scripture from our Savior. Through Jes...
If we are ever to understand the grace of God, we must begin with the knowledge that God has acted graciously toward us in Christ entirely apart from human merit....
Lisa Loraine Baker
We humans cannot do anything with complete purity because our sinful hearts lead us into areas of vast sin, and there is only one way they can be fixed: Jesus Christ. He is the only way toward a pure ...
Britt Mooney
While "I will sing of the goodness of God" is a nice phrase, we should take time to dig deeper into its meaning. Why is it important to remember his goodness? And why do we sing about it?...
Lisa Loraine Baker
People may desire the power that comes with saying, “God told me such and such,” but it is misguided. The only power we trust is that of God and His Spirit working in our lives....
Cindi McMenamin
God wants to heal every aspect of your being—heart, soul, body, mind, and spirit. Some aspects are healed immediately, others He heals over time as a way of transforming us into Christ's likeness. ...
Dawn Wilson
Some people believe that if God hates anything, that is incompatible with His love. They are bothered or even shocked by this idea.But God does indeed hate things: “There are six things the LORD hates...
Pamela Palmer
Scripture teaches that prayer is vital to the deepening of our relationship with God, and an important spiritual practice. The Apostle Paul wrote to the church in Ephesus to, “Pray in the Spirit on al...
Frank Santora
Clearly, in the age we live in, as we are facing high inflation rates and rising fuel and food prices, we need to know Him as Jehovah Jireh, God our Provider. We need to know that our source of susten...