This week we’re studying what it means to be a peacemaker. Psalm 34 gives us specific instruction to seek and pursue peace. Psalm 34 is categorized as a psalm of praise. David (the author of Psalm 34) praised God for His greatness. He remembered how God answered him and delivered
Joshua and the people of Israel are in the land God promised to give them. All the promises and commands God had given them can be reduced to this instruction – be brave and diligent in claiming the land I´ve already given you. That´s all they had to do. They
The Lord, the God of hosts, the Lord is his memorial name: “So you, by the help of your God, return, hold fast to love and justice, and wait continually for your God.”. – Hosea 12:5-6 Today´s verses remind us of some parts of the story of Jacob. Hosea compares
You need to know this today: You have been uniquely crafted and gifted by the Creator of the universe. You are not a mistake. You are a masterpiece. The same God who put the earth in motion, the stars in the night sky and the detail in very flower, also
I spent the summer after my freshman year in college working at a Young Life camp nestled in the mountains of Colorado. The fresh, mountain air was a healing balm to my hurting soul. I had been struggling with an eating disorder for years and just couldn’t seem to stop
Our beloved Thessalonians were facing such hard trials and persecution they thought they were living the day of the Lord, the time of the tribulation. Paul sends them this second letter to calm their hearts and remind them that the day of the Lord wouldn´t come until certain events had
The last few weeks had left my body feeling the exhaustion of traveling through four countries with my husband and our five young children. When we finally arrived in East Asia, our friends and teammates were anxiously awaiting our arrival. It was late, we had just flown for fifteen hours,
Your doubts do not trouble God. He is not surprised by them nor do they make Him pull away from you. When you find yourself struggling with doubt, you find yourself among some of the “Greats” in the Bible like Job, Abraham, Sarah, Gideon, and Thomas, just to name a
“For His unfailing love toward those who fear him is as great as the height of the heavens above the earth. He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west. The Lord is like a father to his children, tender and compassionate to those who
I feel Proverbs 6:27-35 gives us a little glimpse into the ancient lives of King David, Bathsheba and their son Solomon. King David and Bathsheba knew first-hand the danger of adultery and how the effects of their choice stayed with them the rest of their lives, hurting them and those