✨ Verse of the Day
“Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand.”
— Philippians 4:6-7 (NLT)
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Hope
The one and only constant hope. Hope is easy when we do not really need it, but when circumstances around us seem hopeless, we truly discover where our hope can be found. Friends who say call if you need anything may or may not mean it. Politicians may promise hope, but they are not able…
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The Whirlwind of Life
She experienced a whirlwind of emotions. She was a widow, with a son, in the middle of a famine. Provisions were almost expired; enough was left for one last meal. She was gathering the wood for the cooking fire when Elijah entered her life. Elijah asked the widow to bring him a drink of water…
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Looking to the Future
The future is coming. Well, the future is coming. It may be unsettling, but we can not stop it from coming. The good news for Christians, the future will be glorious. At the end, the Lord will be victorious. Isaiah had many unsettling things to say, but the Lord promised through Isaiah, a future of…
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Forever Hope
A loving and patient God continues to offer hope. A large city’s school system had a program to help students keep up with their homework while in the city’s hospitals. A teacher assigned to the program received a routine call to visit a student in the hospital. She obtained the child’s room number and name.…
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Confidence in a Storm
Psalm 18 reminds us of God’s faithfulness. It is no secret our journey through life will encounter storms. Things may be going well to suddenly be derailed by events and actions that are out of our control. David was no stranger to life being derailed. The Bible’s biography of David reveals a turbulent life filled…
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Unusual, but Effective.
The Lord arranged for a fish. Jonah’s story is interesting. It shows us the power and patience of the Lord, and it illustrates God works in seemingly unusual ways. Jonah, while running from God, gets on a boat. The boat encounters a storm, and after much effort, the conclusion is reached the only way to…
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Here’s Good News!
“If that’s not God, I don’t know what is.” Good news seems to be rare these days, and it does not take long to get down when looking at headlines. However, there are many things for which you and I can be happy. The Lord is always doing something good. The list of good things…
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Much out of Little
A flask of olive oil is all it took. A widow was not sure what to do. She had bills to pay, and there was nothing in her home except a flask of olive oil and faith. Elisha told her to borrow some jars and fill them until she was out of olive oil. 2…
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5 Ways to be Today’s Good Samaritan
Neighbors come from surprising places. The Parable of the Good Samaritan encourages us to be neighbors with anyone in need who is made in God’s image. So, you and I are accountable to love our neighbor – anyone made in the image of God. Here are five ways you and I can be Good Samaritans…
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Which character are you?
3 Travelers, 1 Neighbor Jesus uses a parable to illustrate a true neighbor. In the Parable of the Good Samaritan, Jesus places us on a 17-mile stretch of road between Jerusalem and Jericho. Descending sharply toward the Jordan River just north of the Dead sea, this especially dangerous patch of road curved through rugged, rocky…
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