Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Matt 11:28 (NLT). Like we talked about yesterday, shame and guilt can often cause us to reject Jesus' invitation to ‘come to him’. Sometimes the things we think...
“…I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; surely I will heal you…” 2 Kings 20:5 (NKJV) A great friend of mine is a health practitioner and she once told me of an elderly lady who’d come to see her. Her husband had recently passed and she said he was...
Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you. Luke 6:38 (NKJV) “Be” Series – Part 7 – Be...
So be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid and do not panic before them. For the Lord your God will personally go ahead of you. He will neither fail you nor abandon you. Deut 31:6 (NLT) “Be” Series – Part 6 Be Strong We love and celebrate physical...
Always be joyful. 1 Thess 5:16 (NLT) “Be” Series – Part 4 – Be Happy How frustrating is it when you're at a cafe or restaurant and the person serving you is obviously unhappy? It makes your experience and the interaction mostly unsatisfying and...
For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline. 2 Tim 1:7 (NLT) If you've been following us on Pocket Fuel for long you'd know that I love this scripture and quote it often. God has not called you to a life of fear and...
I will not die; instead, I will live to tell what the Lord has done. Ps 118:17 (NLT) Often, when we're going through hardship of any kind, the temptation is to get all dramatic and foretell and prophesy our death and destruction. Prov 18:21 says “Death and life...
For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength. (Phil 4:13) In secular society we're presented with so many things to lean on as “strength”. Money, work, status, relationships, health and talent…all things that are important, but not a...
“Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.” 1 Peter 4:8 (NIV) Peter is writing here about the ‘end times' and he states that in these times, one of the most important things to do is to ‘love each other...
“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.” – Eph 2:10 (NKJV) We are the artistry, the creative overflow, the on-purpose design, and the inspired work of God...
