Encouragement for life following in the footsteps and way of Jesus.
Many of us live life in the fast lane. We’re guilty of literally accelerating to a stop. But is living life hurried — the heart posture expressed in accelerating to a stop — part of following Jesus? Is it really part of the good, full life He offers?
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A cloudy mountaintop isn’t what we usually think of when we imagine a mountaintop experience. Sometimes, things in the valley aren’t any clearer from the mountaintop. But even on a cloudy mountaintop, we can gain a perspective of the nearness of God.
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This prayer grew from reflection on Psalm 73. It is easy to wonder if being faithful to God and giving our hearts solely to Him is really worth it. The psalmist Asaph gives away the answer at the very beginning though: God is good—good to good people, good to the good-hearted, good to those who are pure in heart.
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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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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 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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“Let There Be” is a prayer from reflection and meditation on God’s word—things He has spoken, is speaking and will speak—and the power it holds to transform and create.
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