11 For the Lord God is a sun and shield.The Lord grants favor and honor;he does not withhold the goodfrom those who live with integrity. (Psalm 84:11 CSB) I love this scripture. What a beautiful picture it paints of just who and how God is. I especially like the sentence, “For the Lord God...
Promises
3 His[a] divine power has given us everything required for life and godliness through the knowledge of him who called us by[b] his own glory and goodness. 4 By these he has given us very great and precious promises, so that through them you may share in the divine nature, escaping the corruption that is in the world because of...
Not Just Talk
20 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power. (1 Corinthians 4:20 CSB) Because we do not continually look for all of the signs of God all around us we can easily focus on just the enemy’s actions. This because they seem so evident in...
Fearless
12 Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that what has happened to me has actually advanced the gospel, 13 so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard, and to everyone else, that my imprisonment is because I am in Christ. 14 Most of the brothers have gained confidence in...
Such a Time as This
14 If you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will come to the Jewish people from another place, but you and your father’s family will be destroyed. Who knows, perhaps you have come to your royal position for such a time as this.” (Ester 4:14 CSB) Like everything of God,...