We all have fears sometimes, but it is what we choose to do with it that counts. The Bible tells us that God did not give us a spirit of fear but of power, love and a sound mind (2 Timothy 1:7). So, when fear comes, we need to use that power and sound…
It is so easy to fall into the trap of thinking that He has abandoned us. There have been numerous times where I have heard people say that they don’t feel God’s presence anymore. They feel like God is far away from them. They feel like God has abandoned them. But the Bible tells…
Psalm 91 tells us of the number of wonderful promises that our God has for us. It says that we have His shadow that defends us, He is our refuge and fortress, He delivers us from the snare (trap), He covers us with His pinions (wings), and we have no need to fear the…
Matthew 13:10-17 10 Then the disciples came and said to him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?” 11 And he answered them, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. 12 For to the one who has, more will be given, and he will…
It is so easy to find ourselves trapped in a deep ocean of fear. Our minds have the ability to move us from (what feels like a) secured place to a place of tremendous, crippling fear. Even when we know the truth that God is here for us, He is greater than anything we…
Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, unto him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus unto all generations for ever and ever. Amen. – Ephesians 3:20-21 The Bible tells us that He is able to do…
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits – Psalm 103:2 The Bible tells us on many occasions ‘to remember’. What are we to remember? We are to remember what the Lord has done, who he is and what he desires of us (Deuteronomy 8:1-2; Deuteronomy 8:11-20; Joshua 1:8). But does…
Isaiah 5:1-7 – Parable of the Vineyard 5 Now let me sing for my greatly Beloved [Lord]A song of my Beloved about His vineyard (His chosen people).My greatly Beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile slope (the promised land, Canaan).2 He dug it all around and cleared away its stones,And planted it with [a]the choicest vine…
Hebrew 11:1-3 11 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. 2 For by it the people of old received their commendation. 3 By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible. Faith is the assurance…
Deuteronomy 8:1-2 8 “The whole commandment that I command you today you shall be careful to do, that you may live and multiply, and go in and possess the land that the Lord swore to give to your fathers. 2 And you shall remember the whole way that the Lord your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, that he…