On Second Thought “He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.” 1 Thessalonians 5:24 Waiting on God can become one of the most demanding exercises of faith. It is one thing to trust Him when the answer arrives quickly, the path becomes clear, and the circumstances begin to improve. It is anotherContinue reading “WHEN GOD SEEMS LATE”
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Resting in the God Who Cannot Lie
As the Day Ends “…Yea, let God be true, but every man a liar.” —Romans 3:4 As evening settles over us, Romans 3:4 calls us to place our confidence where it ultimately belongs—not in shifting opinions, changing circumstances, or even our own limited understanding, but in the unchanging character of God. Biblical faith is moreContinue reading “Resting in the God Who Cannot Lie”
Faith That Moves Before the Morning Comes
On Second Thought “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” —Hebrews 11:1 Faith is one of the most familiar words in the Christian vocabulary, yet it is also one of the easiest to misunderstand. When life becomes emotionally exhausting, someone may say, “Just have faith.” The adviceContinue reading “Faith That Moves Before the Morning Comes”
When Faith Must Trust What It Cannot Yet See
On Second Thought “Jesus answered and said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.” —Luke 7:22 John the Baptist had onceContinue reading “When Faith Must Trust What It Cannot Yet See”
When God Changes the Frame
DID YOU KNOW “‘Too often they have attacked me from my youth.’ Let Israel say, ‘Too often they have attacked me from my youth, yet they have not prevailed against me.’” Psalm 129:1–2 The way we frame an experience often determines what we believe about it. Two people may endure similar hardships, yet one concludes,Continue reading “When God Changes the Frame”
When the Door Will Not Open
On Second Thought “Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed.” Romans 4:16 “By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things whichContinue reading “When the Door Will Not Open”
When Holding On Becomes the Heavier Burden
On Second Thought “Cast your burden on the Lord, and He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved.” — Psalm 55:22 Anxiety often begins quietly. It may first appear as a small uneasiness, a restless thought, or a vague sense that something is not right. But when it is repeatedlyContinue reading “When Holding On Becomes the Heavier Burden”
Standing Still While God Wins
On Second Thought Judges 7 gives us one of the most memorable pictures of faith under pressure in all of Scripture. Gideon stands before an enemy so numerous that human calculation offers no comfort. The Midianite camp is large, threatening, and intimidating. Israel’s resources are small, and even those resources are reduced by God’s ownContinue reading “Standing Still While God Wins”
Finding Stability When Life Refuses to Stand Still
DID YOU KNOW Did You Know? God often grows your faith through the very conflicts you would rather avoid. When we read the opening chapter of James, we immediately encounter one of the most challenging commands in the New Testament: “My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations [trials]; knowing this,Continue reading “Finding Stability When Life Refuses to Stand Still”
The God Who Works Behind the Curtain
DID YOU KNOW Did You Know? God can be powerfully present even when His name is never mentioned. The book of Esther is one of the most remarkable books in Scripture because the name of God never appears within its pages. Yet His fingerprints are everywhere. At first glance, the events seem to unfold throughContinue reading “The God Who Works Behind the Curtain”