Abundant Peace

165 Abundant peace belongs to thosewho love your instruction;nothing makes them stumble. (Psalms 119:165 CSB) The Bible is full of passages like our’s today. God knew that we would need much comforting in our world. Abundant peace may be what we seek, but we must know where such peace comes...

How Can They Hear…

14 How, then, can they call on him they have not believed in? And how can they believe without hearing about him? And how can they hear without a preacher? (Romans 10:14 CSB) I have preached, but have never considered myself a preacher. I have taught, but never considered myself a teacher....

A New Spirit

10 God, create a clean heart for meand renew a steadfast[a] spirit within me. (Psalm 51:10 CSB) Each day dawns anew. We have an opportunity to change ourselves with the dawning of each new day. We do not need to wait, we need to pray and ask for renewal from God...

The Battle is not Yours

15 …‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast number, for the battle is not yours, but God’s. (1 Chronicles 20:15b) When you feel overwhelmed by circumstance, do you worry and get discouraged? We all do, and we tend to start looking for outs and ways to fix the...

Work vs. Labor

3 We recall, in the presence of our God and Father, your work produced by faith, your labor motivated by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Thessalonians 1:3 CSB) What, in your mind, is the difference between work and labor? I had to really think about...