“How lovely are Your dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! My soul longed and even yearned for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh...

We say that Christ’s sacrifice was effective for us. But what, specifically, was the effect? Romans 5 lists three points: First, we were...

“But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God's grace and the gift...

Have you ever considered God’s perfect timing? Romans 5:6 says, “You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ...

“Then Elijah came there to a cave and lodged there; and behold, the word of the Lord came to him, and He said to him, ‘What are you doing...

“Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord!” – Luke 5:8 Jesus had just been preaching from Peter’s boat. He finished teaching the...

“His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for a lifetime.” Psalm 30:5 Time and again throughout both the Old and New Testaments, God...

A thought for the day from Jeremiah 17:7: “Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD And whose trust is the LORD.” As I read this verse,...

“Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, and the truth, and the life.’” John 14:6 When I am doubting, I want answers. I want specific facts to...

“Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? If I ascend to heaven, You are there; if I make my bed in...

“Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth! Tell me, if you have understanding. Who set its measurements, since you know? Or...

Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith . . . so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. (Hebrews 12:2-3) So...

Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked ... (Psalm 140:4) Very briefly, let us set the stage of life. You, as a servant of God, are...

“Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession....

As I was reading through Exodus and Numbers, I was struck by how many times God came close to wiping out Israel in his wrath and...

While in Glacier National Park, MT, I was struck anew by God's grace. The first day, I sat next to a small, rushing waterfall. The water...

Jesus was despised because of my envy. Forsaken of men because of my greed. He became the man of sorrows due to my grudges, and was...

“But the Lord is with me like a dread champion; therefore, my persecutors will stumble and not prevail. They will be utterly ashamed,...

I believe that God is my Father and I am His child. I believe that I have right standing with God because of what Jesus has done, not...

“And Elijah was afraid and arose and ran for his life …. He lay down and slept under a juniper tree; and behold, there was an angel...