God Protects

Who built your house? Do you trust that it was built correctly and will withstand the storms of the world? Who protects the town or city where you live? Are they all trustworthy people? How can you aid in the strength of your house? How can you aid in the protection of your town? WeContinue reading “God Protects”

Future Impact

Have you considered how God might be using you? Have you thought how he might use your children or grandchildren? What if God is using us to set up something wonderful two or three or four generations down the road? What if you never know how God is using you? God works out his planContinue reading “Future Impact”

Be A Paladin

Are there people you seek to provide security for? Do you seek security for your children? Do you seek to provide security for your elderly parents? Do you seek to protect your spouse? Do you and your friends look out for one another? How do you go about protecting them? Many of us are whatContinue reading “Be A Paladin”

Planting and Watering

Do you like to garden? Does it feel good to get your hands dirty, digging in the soil to plant vegetables or flowers? Do you like tending to the plants, fertilizing and watering them? Have you considered how that applies to your faith? Planting and tending to a vegetable garden takes time and energy. ManyContinue reading “Planting and Watering”

Act Wisely

What does it mean to you to answer a question wisely? When someone acknowledges you have answered wisely, do you feel good? Are you appreciative that they noticed? Does it encourage you to answer wisely again? Is this true when you give an answer about God? We take a variety of tests as we progressContinue reading “Act Wisely”

The Greatest Commandments

Jesus gives us the two greatest commandments. We often shorten them to “love God and love your neighbor.” That is fine for a quick response or quick recall to our minds, but are we failing to remember the full meaning of those commandments by doing so? Read today’s passage slowly. Concentrate on each word. BreakContinue reading “The Greatest Commandments”

Be Redeemed

Are you looking for good things? Do you want the best for you and your family? Do you the best available to you? Do you know eternal redemption is available for everyone? Do you it is because Jesus Christ came to be the perfect Lamb of God, to give Himself up to save the world?Continue reading “Be Redeemed”

Who to Trust

Today’s passage from Psalms is very appropriate for the times we live in. So many people are putting their hope into a specific candidate, government support, or other human institution. What the Psalmist knew nearly three thousand years ago is still true today. We live in a material world. We seek after material solutions. WeContinue reading “Who to Trust”

Tough Decisions

Have you had to make tough choices? Have you had to choose between doing what you want and what you know to be right? Which did you choose? How did it turn out? Would you change your decision if you had to choose again? Are you choosing to follow God’s lead? Tough decisions are partContinue reading “Tough Decisions”

When Things Go Wrong

Have you had something happened that appeared to be bad only to see how it worked out for the best later? Did you recognize it at the time? Did you recognize it later? Have you recognized it at all? Did it strengthen your faith? Did you give God the credit for using it for good?Continue reading “When Things Go Wrong”