This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. (Joshua 1:9 NLT) TBT to one of our favourite devotions with artwork designed by our good friend Andrea Howey… You should check out...
You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavour, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men. Matthew 5:13 (NKJV) Salt is used is so many ways – from purifying metals and controlling...
In his kindness, God called you to share in his eternal glory by means of Christ Jesus. So after you have suffered a little while, he will restore, support, and strengthen you, and he will place you on a firm foundation. 1 Peter 5:10 (NLT) Peter was exhorting elders...
Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Ps 51:10 (NIV) God is always creating. His ‘creating streak' didn’t last for 6 days and then vanished – He still has that creative power burning within Him and manifesting all around...
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. Revelation 22:13 (NLT) Right now, stop reading for a second and take a look around. Wherever you are, whatever your environment is like, there will be evidence that you didn't or couldn't...
The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed. Isaiah 53:5b (NKJV) (Part 2 of 2) Often the disruption of peace comes into our lives because of a choice we have made, or some else’s choice that has directly effected us. And as each...
But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities. Isaiah 53:5a (NKJV) (Part 1 of 2) You know when someone ‘takes the hit' for something you’ve done wrong, and it can make you feel so guilty that your focus lingers on your guilt...
Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted. Isaiah 53:4b (NKJV) (Part 2 of 2) Despite the fact that Jesus went to the cross carrying our burdens, it's easy for people to look back on history – and even during the actual days it happened –...
Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows. Isaiah 53:4 (NKJV) (Part 1 of 2) Isaiah 53 is an amazing prophecy about the coming Messiah – who He would be and what He would do. And looking back on it from the view point of the cross, it is remarkably...
They do not fear bad news; they confidently trust the Lord to care for them. Ps 112:7 (NLT) The Psalmist is writing about the kind of life someone who follows God lives. From verse 6-7, it says “Such people will not be overcome by evil. Those who are righteous...
