By His Word “As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy.” —1 Timothy 6:17, ESV Some people imagine that following Jesus means putting away everything that makes lifeContinue reading “Enjoy the Gift, Trust the Giver”
Category Archives: By His Word
Before Your Day Began, He Was Already There
By His Word “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God.” — John 1:1–2 Before you opened your eyes this morning, before the concerns of the day began gathering in your mind, Jesus was already Lord. That sounds simple,Continue reading “Before Your Day Began, He Was Already There”
When the King Takes His Place
By His Word “Your kingdom come.” — Luke 11:2 There are mornings when the day seems to claim us before we have offered it to God. A concern wakes with us. A responsibility waits beside the bed. Before our feet touch the floor, our minds are already arranging conversations, anticipating problems, and wondering whether weContinue reading “When the King Takes His Place”
Enough Before Anything Changes
By His Word “In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need.” —Philippians 4:12, ESV We often imagine contentment waiting somewhere ahead of us. When the bills settle down, when the family situation improves, when our health returns, or when someone finally recognizes our efforts, thenContinue reading “Enough Before Anything Changes”
Enough Before Anything Changes
By His Word “In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need.” —Philippians 4:12, ESV We often imagine contentment waiting somewhere ahead of us. When the bills settle down, when the family situation improves, when our health returns, or when someone finally recognizes our efforts, thenContinue reading “Enough Before Anything Changes”
When Pain Becomes a Place of Learning
By His Word “Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep your word.… It is good for me that I was afflicted, that I might learn your statutes.” —Psalm 119:67, 71 There are seasons when we read the Bible looking for answers, and there are seasons when we open it simply becauseContinue reading “When Pain Becomes a Place of Learning”
The Weeds We Keep Calling Tomorrow
By His Word An untended garden rarely falls apart in a single afternoon. First, a few weeds appear. Then a section of fence begins to lean. A small repair waits through another weekend, and before long the work seems too large to face. What once needed a few minutes now requires several days. Something similarContinue reading “The Weeds We Keep Calling Tomorrow”
The Days Are Brief, but His Love Is Not
By His Word “As for man, his days are like grass: he flourishes like a flower of the field; for the wind passes over it, and it is gone … But the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him.” Psalm 103:15–17, ESV There are moments when theContinue reading “The Days Are Brief, but His Love Is Not”
When Mercy Opens the Hand
By His Word “Forgive, and you will be forgiven; give, and it will be given to you.” —Luke 6:37–38 Sometimes the heaviest thing we carry never appears in our hands. We carry a conversation that ended badly, a betrayal we did not deserve, or an apology that never came. We can finish our work, attendContinue reading “When Mercy Opens the Hand”
When God Speaks, Make Room to Listen
By His Word “But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.” Acts 6:4, ESV. There are mornings when we open the Bible looking for encouragement, and others when we hardly know what we need. We may be carrying a difficult conversation, a decision we have postponed, or a worryContinue reading “When God Speaks, Make Room to Listen”