Category: Christian encouragement
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Here I am
1 Samuel 3:3-9, “And the lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the temple of the Lord where the ark of God was, that the Lord called Samuel and he said, “Here I am.” Then he ran to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” Read more
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The Veil
Luke 23:44-45 “and it was now about the sixth hour, and darkness fell over the whole land until the ninth hour. The sun being obscured and the veil of the temple was torn in two”. Mark 15:38 “And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.” Matthew 27:51-53 “And behold Read more
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The Pharisee and the tax-gatherer
Luke 12:9:14, “And He also told this parable to certain ones who trusted in themselves and that they were righteous and viewed others with contempt. ‘Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-gatherer. The Pharisee stood and was praying this to himself, “God, I thank thee Read more
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“Let us go to the other side”
Mark 4:35-40, “And on that day, when evening had come, He said to them, “Let us go to the other side.” And leaving the multitude, they took Him along with them, just as He was in the boat and other boats were with Him. And there arose a fierce gale of wind and the waves Read more
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Get out of the boat
Matthew 14:29, “And He said, “Come!” and Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came toward Jesus.” A night filled with fighting the wind and the waves. Filled with doing everything he could to stay alive. Peter was a fisherman. He was skilled with handling boats, however, this night there Read more
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Because He cares for you
1 Peter 5:6-10 “Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God that He may exalt you at the proper time, casting all your anxiety upon Him because He cares for you. Be of sober spirit. Be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil prowls about like a roaring lion seeking someone to devour. But Read more
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Child of God
Luke 18:17 “Truly I say to you, whosoever does not receive the kingdom of God, like a child shall not enter at all.” I was reminded of a time when we visited Canyon City, CO and walked across the Royal Gorge Bridge. It was the highest suspension bridge in the U.S. It was set spanning Read more
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Doubts relieved
John 20:24-25 “But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus was not with them when Jesus came. The other disciples therefore were saying to him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them “Unless I shall see in His hands the imprint of the nails and put my finger into the place of Read more
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God’s Promise
Romans 8:35-39 “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril of sword Just as it is written for Thy sake, we are being put to death all day long; we were considered as sheep to be slaughtered.” But in all these things Read more