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When God Won’t Give You Relief

“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Phil. 4:13

“And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” Phil. 4:19

“Cast your burden on the Lord,
And He shall sustain you;
He shall never permit the righteous to be moved.” Psalm 55:22

If you’re as old as I am, and that’s mighty old, well, old is relative, you probably remember the advertisement for ROLAIDS antacid. Bottom line. The ad told the world the product will give you RELIEF. Like NO...

God REALLY Cares

“Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you…” James 4:7-8

“casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.” 1 Peter 5:7

“And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him.” 1 John 4:16

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may...

The Garden Is Open

“Then the Lord God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, to know good and evil. And now, lest he put out his hand and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever”— therefore the Lord God sent him out of the garden of Eden to till the ground from which he was taken. So He drove out the man; and He placed cherubim at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life.” Gen. 3:22-24

““He who has an ear, let hi...

Do You Hear Jesus Calling?

“The voice of my beloved!

Behold, he comes
Leaping upon the mountains,
Skipping upon the hills.
My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag.
Behold, he stands behind our wall;
He is looking through the windows,
Gazing through the lattice.

My beloved spoke, and said to me:
“Rise up, my love, my fair one,
And come away.
For lo, the winter is past,
The rain is over and gone.
The flowers appear on the earth;
The time of singing has come,
And the voice of the turtledove
Is heard in our land.
The...

He Is Never Wrong

“He is the Rock, His work is perfect;
For all His ways are justice,
A God of truth and without injustice;
Righteous and upright is He.” Deuteronomy 32:4

“As for God, His way is perfect;
The word of the Lord is proven;
He is a shield to all who trust in Him.” Psalm 18:30

One day a wave of reassuring peace came over me. Why? The Lord had me in a refining fire, I was undeniably uncomfortable in the midst of it, and when in a similar position in the past I would have doubted anything and everythi...

What Are YOU Doing Wrong?

“Search me, O God, and know my heart;
Try me, and know my anxieties;
And see if there is any wicked way in me,
And lead me in the way everlasting.” Psalm 139:23-24

“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” 1 John 1:9

“Have mercy upon me, O God,
According to Your lovingkindness;
According to the multitude of Your tender mercies,
Blot out my transgressions.
Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
And cleanse me from my sin....

God’s Purpose in THIS

“And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope. Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.” Romans 5:3-5

We all have a THIS at one time or another, don’t we? Something hard we’re going through that we would give just about anything to not be going through. Sometimes, in fact, we are so desperate to get out...

The Ultimate Calling

“As Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, “Follow Me.” So he arose and followed Him. Now it happened, as Jesus sat at the table in the house, that behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Him and His disciples. And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” When Jesus heard that, He said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a ph...

The Man at My Door

“But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.” 2 Cor. 3:18

If there’s anything I can’t stand when it comes to my front door in New York City, it’s that the buzzer drives the dogs crazy which drives me nuts which means I’m not always the friendliest person when I go hurrying out my door, down the hallway, and peer through the window of the apartment building fron...

When Jesus Isn’t #1

“And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence.” Colossians 1:18

Is the Lord Jesus Christ NUMBER ONE in your life? Does He have preeminence in your heart? In your life? Is He your highest priority? In your thinking, your words, your decisions, your goals, your dreams, your direction, your relationships, your actions? Is He more important to you than anything and anyone? Is He the love of your life?...