Obedience is usually the difference between where you are and where God is taking you to. I am not saying this to make our relationship with God transactional. Rather, we often find ourselves stuck in a place due to our refusal to obey what God says or because what He
“But this I call to mind; therefore I have hope: The Lᴏʀᴅ’s loyal kindness never ceases; his compassions never end. They are fresh every morning; your faithfulness is abundant! “My portion is the Lᴏʀᴅ,” I have said to myself, so I will put my hope in him.” —Lamentations 3:21–24 I
Our Father is a just God. Verse 36 of today’s portion of Scripture is so profound. The Israelites had faced over 400 years of mistreatment, poverty, and want. And in one fell swoop, God reversed their fortunes. The people found favor in the sight of the Egyptians, and they plundered
As believers, we have been given gifts of the Holy Spirit to be used to edify and strengthen the church. But many times, we are tempted to compare our gifts to others or to want to make our calling all about us. God, however, called us to obedience. He wants
In John 11:24 Martha, speaking about her recently deceased brother Lazarus, said to Jesus, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.” Then Jesus threw a bomb that Martha did not fully catch. He told her, “I AM that resurrection; I am life.” That
The phrase “It was meant for evil but God meant it for good” might be one of the most common phrases used by Christians today. But these were not merely feel-good words uttered in the spur of the moment. Neither was Joseph trying to sound smart and profound. These words
One of the prayers I believe every child of God should pray daily is “Father, give me eyes that see. Help me see from your perspective.” Why? Because, most times, we view life and our situations through the lens of our frailty and inadequacies as humans. We are oftentimes forgetful
The God who works in us is not absent. He is present with us in the fire. One of my teachers shared a dream she had once. In it, God showed her a silversmith’s workshop where the silversmith was purifying the silver. The silversmith was not outside the furnace or
Waiting! The bane of most of us. We do not like to wait. In fact, technological advancements have increased our dislike for waiting because we have fast everything. The very thought that we have to wait for anything irks us. And sadly, somehow we have imported that attitude into our
Nothing God does is done in a vacuum and without purpose. Nothing! Everything He does has a plan, purpose, and intent. Even though we know that God is completely in control, it is also ok to ask, “Father, what are you doing?” Hope Against All Odds The world was in