Plead with God

Have you ever questioned your boss? Has your boss told you she has seen your success, given you credit, and left you wondering what comes next? Have you wondered if you are truly appreciated or merely being used? Do you sometimes wonder the same thing about God? Some of us may question our boss, butContinue reading “Plead with God”

Rely On God

Have you ever felt like your back was against the wall and enemies were fast approaching? Have you felt like you were at the end of your rope and no help was on the way? Are you currently fighting a battle you are not sure you can win? Where do you turn for help? BeingContinue reading “Rely On God”

Cling Tightly

What season of life are you in? Are you in a season of joy, happiness, and things going well? Are you in a season of sadness, pain, and hurt? Are you going through dry time, a time when your faith is running low, a time of feeling lost and alone? Are you asking God toContinue reading “Cling Tightly”

One Step At A Time

Have you ever considered the early years of Mary and Joseph’s marriage and Jesus’s life? Have you thought about the travails and travels they had to overcome? Can you imagine running for your life or the life of your baby? Would you be willing to follow God’s plan to that extent? Though we all knowContinue reading “One Step At A Time”

Take a Risk on God

Have you heard a story you couldn’t believe? How did you react to that unbelievable story? Did you dismiss it out of hand? Did you laugh at the ridiculousness of it? Did you attempt to verify it, thinking there was a possibility it could be true? Or did you simply believe it? Sometimes we hearContinue reading “Take a Risk on God”

A Son will be Born

When King Ahaz would not ask God for a sign, even when God told him to, God gave him one anyway. Speaking through the prophet Isaiah, God told Ahaz the sign would be a young woman would bear a son and name him Immanuel. What did the prophecy mean? We have been conditioned by yearsContinue reading “A Son will be Born”

Lamenting to God

Not many of us have experienced a city being abandoned. We don’t know what it is like to have a foreign army drive out the citizens of a city and take captive anyone who remains. We cannot fully understand the feelings of helplessness, loss, grief, and depression. The Israelites experienced all of it when theyContinue reading “Lamenting to God”

Fight the Good Fight

When you hear “fight the good fight,” what comes to mind? Do you think of wars to overcome oppression by rabid dictators? Do you think of standing up to corrupt politicians? Do you think of striving to ensure there is justice for all? Or do you think about your faith? Though there may be manyContinue reading “Fight the Good Fight”

God’s Mighty Deeds

Where do you turn when trouble hits? Do you try to recall better days? Do you remember the carefree days of your childhood? Do you remember the glory days of high school sports? Do you remember winning a medal at a state competition? Do you remember what God has done? Troubling times can make usContinue reading “God’s Mighty Deeds”

God’s Plan

Yesterday, we saw how Elijah the prophet was ready to give up and had asked God to take him. But that was not the end of Elijah. Our God of immense patience heard Elijah’s cry, but he was not done with him. God had more for Elijah to do and was about to send himContinue reading “God’s Plan”