“But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ – Luke 15:32 The account of the Lost Son has some of the most powerful imagery of which every single one of us can relate too. We...
“Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.” – Phil 4:6 Worry and prayer are two forces on separate ends of the spectrum. Prayer suggests the trust in, and need for a higher...
“So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him, “Abba, Father.” 16 For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children.”...
“Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church.” – Eph 4:15 Truth; It's a powerful cleaning agent. It cleanses and makes people free. It's pretty obvious that lies...
“You can easily enough see how this kind of thing works by looking no further than your own body. Your body has many parts—limbs, organs, cells—but no matter how many parts you can name, you’re still one body.” – 1 Cor 12:12 MSG Yesterday I talked...
“But Jesus overheard them and said to Jairus, “Don’t be afraid. Just have faith.” – Mark 5:36 In this account in Mark, Jesus is called to come and heal Jairus' sick daughter. She dies before he arrives and he gets to the scene and finds lots of weeping and...
>“Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God…” – Isa 41:10 Fear is something that every human faces, but like sin, God never ever intended for you to “live in fear” or be afraid. One of my “go-to” verses...
