Is There a “But God” Moment Headed Your Way

Is There a “But God” Moment Headed Your Way

Genesis 8:1, But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and the livestock that were with him in the ark, and he sent a wind over the earth, and the waters receded. We have all had times when we have prayed and waited, and prayed and waited until we began to lose...
That Mountain Can Be Moved ~ Trust Him

That Mountain Can Be Moved ~ Trust Him

John 11: 4, On hearing it, He said, “This sickness will not end in death.  No, it is for God’s glory, so that the Son of God may receive glory through it.” Maybe what you are going through right now is for God’s glory, in other words, an opportunity for God to show up...
What’s New In Your Life?

What’s New In Your Life?

Isaiah 43:19,  “Behold, I will do a new thing, now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it?  I will even make a road in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.”   Let’s face usually we are more comfortable when things stay “the same”.  As exciting as a “new...
He Is Your Fortress & Refuge

He Is Your Fortress & Refuge

Psalm 59:16. But I will sing of your strength; I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning.  For you have been to me a fortress and a refuge in the day of my distress. What has you stressed this morning?  Do the odds you are facing seem insurmountable? ...
Hold On!

Hold On!

Matthew 13:58, And He did not do many miracles there because of their lack of faith. Hold onto your faith! Don’t stop believing now!  No matter what things look like, believe God for all that He has promised you.  Don’t start second-guessing and don’t overthink it,...
Dig Your Heels In & Trust Him…

Dig Your Heels In & Trust Him…

1 Peter 4:12-13,  Dear friends, don’t regard as strange the fiery ordeal occurring among you to test you as if something extraordinary were happening to you.  Rather, to the extent that you share the fellowship of the Messiah’s sufferings, rejoice; so that you will...
Ahhhh Lord…

Ahhhh Lord…

Jeremiah 32:17, “Ah, Lord God!  It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm!  Nothing is too hard for you.” Remember that when you begin to doubt that things will ever change:  Nothing is too difficult for the...
He Created You For It…

He Created You For It…

Amos 1:1,  The words of Amos, one of the shepherds of Tekoa ~ the vision he saw concerning Israel two years before the earthquake, when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam, son of Jehoash, was king of Israel.   Amos, a shepherd who was willing to follow God and do...
He is Able…

He is Able…

Jeremiah 32:17,  “Ah, Lord God!  Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm.  There is nothing too hard for You.”   There is nothing in this world that you or I can face that is too difficult or that takes God by...
You Are The Apple of His Eye

You Are The Apple of His Eye

Genesis 16:13-14,  She gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her:  “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “I have now seen the One who sees me.”  God sees you!  He has heard your cries, and He is working on it.  Not one tear you have shed has escaped His...
He Doesn’t Want You To Live In Fear

He Doesn’t Want You To Live In Fear

2 Timothy 1:7,  “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” These days, you almost have to have nerves of steel, a heart of stone, and a cast-iron stomach to watch the news regularly!  I rarely ever pull the news up...
The Lamb of God is Alive

The Lamb of God is Alive

Exodus 12:23, For the Lord will pass through to strike the Egyptians, and when He sees the blood on the lintel and on the two doorposts, the Lord will pass over the door and will not allow the destroyer to enter your houses to strike you. Luke 24: 1-7But on the first...
He Has Done It Before…

He Has Done It Before…

1 Samuel 17:33,  And Saul said to David, “You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for you are a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.” There will never be a time when God puts something in front of you to do that you won’t have some sort...
Stretching Beyond What’s Comfortable

Stretching Beyond What’s Comfortable

Philippians 4:13, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Do you feel like there’s more ~ more that God has called you to do with your life?  I am not just talking about ministry here.  God put gifts and talents in every single person, and that is...