And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. (Luke 24:2-3) I am thankful on this Easter Sunday that we serve a risen saviour! He lived as man, was crucified at the cross for…
But when he saw the strong wind and the waves, he was terrified and began to sink. “Save me, Lord!” he shouted. (Matthew 14:30, NLT) Peter listens to Jesus and climbs out of the boat. Soon after, we find him sinking because he begins to lack the faith that is…
“Don’t look for shortcuts to God. The market is flooded with surefire, easygoing formulas for a successful life that can be practiced in your spare time. Don’t fall for that stuff, even though crowds of people do. (Matthew 7:13, The Message) I was once in an elevator that got stuck…
“For if we are faithful to the end, trusting God just as firmly as when we first believed, we will share in all that belongs to Christ.” (Hebrews 3:14 from the NLT version of the Holy Bible) I can still remember the first time I walked into a Pentecostal church.…
By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. (Genesis 2:2, NIV) God is our example. He chose to rest on the seventh day because of all the work He had done. If God chose…
Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence. And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. (Psalm 51:10-11, NKJV) We will all sin. It is in our nature to do or say things that…
“All right, you may test him,” the Lord said to Satan. “Do whatever you want with everything he possesses, but don’t harm him physically.” So Satan left the Lord’s presence. (Psalm 1:12, NLT) Job was a blameless man who feared God. If anyone was undeserving of punishment it would have…
“But the seed falling on good soil refers to someone who hears the word and understands it. This is the one who produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.” (Matthew 13:23, NIV) We all know what it takes to grow a healthy plant. Plants…
Is anything too hard for the Lord? At the appointed time I will return to you, about this time next year, and Sarah shall have a son. (Genesis 18:14, ESV) Even when it didn’t look like Sarah would get her promise of a son, God had a plan for her.…