God’s glory is the most important thing to him. God is jealous for his reputation in a way that is completely right and exclusive to him. He wants his fame to spread throughout the entire universe. He intends to establish his perfect, glorious kingdom over everything he has made, and he sent Jesus to bring … Continue reading »
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Hope In Relationships
We make a mistake when we measure our potential to deal with difficulty by the size and duration of the problem. We should be measuring our potential according to the size of God’s provision and the promise of his eternal presence. Even in the greatest difficulty, we are never without resources. We are never alone. … Continue reading »
No Evidence
Such a brief quote, but full of meaning! So comforting to my soul this morning… You don’t have to worry about whether your world is under control. God rules, you just have to learn to trust him when it isn’t evident. -Tripp
Shout…No Fear!
What could bring you more joy than to realize that you can stand completely exposed before God, without even a hint of fear, because a sacrifice has been made that has paid your penalty and granted your forgiveness? -Paul Tripp
Ultimate Source of Everything
When your hope is in the Lord, when you are getting your inner sense of well-being and security from him, when he is the reason you continue even when things are hard, then you are building your life on something that is reliable and sure. When you are waiting on the Lord, you have placed … Continue reading »
Your Weariness Is A Signpost
Here is the hope for every weary traveler whose feet are tired of the slippery instability of mud of a fallen world. Your weariness is a signpost. It’s meant to cause you to cry out for help. It’s meant to cause you to quit looking for your stability horizontally and begin to cry out for … Continue reading »
Why Wait?
In hope he believed against hope, that he should become the father of many nations, as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.” He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was as good as dead (since he was about a hundred years old), or when he considered … Continue reading »
A Poor Amusement Park
And it (the pack-it-all-in mentality) misses the hope that someday what is wrong will be righted and what is broken will be fixed. Our world isn’t a very good amusement park. No it is a broken place groaning for redemption. Here is meant to make us long for forever. Here is meant to prepare us … Continue reading »
Eternity In View
Our complete, present, personal happiness is not what God is working on in the here and now. Why? Because the plan of his grace is to deliver us out of this world to one that is much, much better. Whether we live with eternity in view or not, there is one thing we all need … Continue reading »
Questioning The Goodness Of God
If we don’t understand God’s agenda, we will tend to end up questioning his character. Unless we live in the knowledge that God’s promises only reach their fulfillment in the world that is to come, we will feel as if we have been hit with the cosmic bait and switch in the world we now … Continue reading »
Patient Grace
FOREVER CALLS US TO PATIENCE AND GRACE IN OUR RELATIONSHIPS. Where you live and with whom you live are not accidents. They are not an interruption. They are not obstacles. The reality that God has chosen for you to live in on this earth is a wise and loving choice. None of it is accidental … Continue reading »
Weary Traveler
Here is the hope for every weary traveler whose feet are tired of the slippery instability of mud of a fallen world. Your weariness is a signpost. It’s meant to cause you to cry out for help. It’s meant to put to an end to your belief that situations, people, locations, possessions, positions, or answers … Continue reading »
Celebrate Grace!
Sin isn’t about human beings being basically okay and just needing a little tweaking in order to be what they were meant to be and do what they were meant to do. No, the damage of sin reaches to every area of our personhood, deeply altering what we thank and what we desire… This is … Continue reading »
Why Community?
It’s so easy to get caught up in the business of of life and let church life and accountability (i.e. community) get lost in the shuffle. Why is community a priority? Why should I prioritize it? Really, come on now, what’s the big deal? Isn’t going to church on Sunday mornings enough? Simply put, community … Continue reading »
The Sweet Harvest of Forgiveness
AMAZING Article! I highly recommend reading it! Remember, God put people in our lives to show us a better way. So we learn to make war, but no longer with one another. Together we battle the one enemy that’s after us and our relationships. As we do this, we all become thankful that forgiveness has … Continue reading »
