Encouragement for life following in the footsteps and way of Jesus.
Storytime with Keagan and Charity! Each day is an invitation to receive unexpected blessing from God. But unexpected blessings often come from unexpected situations where we have the choice to be discouraged and disappointed or to seek God. We learned this recently during a vacation that took us on an unexpected detour.
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Psalm 63 is a desert prayer—a prayer from a dry and weary land. It can be easy to try and quench the thirst of our souls on our own. But only the One who made us can satisfy us.
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In Psalm 62, David declares that God is both strong and loving. That is such good news! He has the power to save, to heal but also the desire to do so. Which is why David also says that our rest, our salvation, our hope are in God alone.
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When we gather as the Church looking to be entertained, we miss out on the immeasurable glory that Jesus wants us to witness. Rather than looking to be entertained, we should be looking to encounter God.
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God’s heart and kingdom is one of both mercy and justice. Jesus met the marginalized where they were, but He also worked to make room for them. May we do the same.
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“The Ransom for a Life” is a prayer of thanksgiving from Psalm 49v7-9 and the victory of Jesus that we celebrated this past weekend. No man can redeem the life of another. Only God can do that—God the Father, God the Son and God the Spirit.
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Today’s post “Hope for Christians Burdened by Sin” comes from our dear friend Nick Kallis. Nick is a student at Cedarville University completing a Master of Divinity degree.
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Patience might not grow on a tree, but it does grow. Patience grows like trees. It must be planted long before it is ever needed for shade or fruit. It grows over time, not overnight.
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Patience didn’t grow on trees yesterday…and it still doesn’t grow on trees today. Unless we change our expectations and live with humility, we will continue to be disappointed and grow more into impatient people.
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Patience doesn’t grow on trees. It grows like a tree though. Long. Slow. Inch by inch. Patience is a virtue worth cultivating though. It demonstrates grace and compassion. Not only so, but our God is a patient God—compassionate and gracious, slow to anger.
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