Good morning! Sometimes things happen that are just a mystery. There is no answer, no reason, seemingly no purpose or any way to make sense of it. But God will work it out in due time. Don't lose hope or your faith over the unknown. You don't have to go to hell over a mystery. When you love God, He is working for you, not against you. You may not see the why, how, when or where in the moment, but trust Him. He will turn things around in a way that will be for your benefit and

Good morning! God has given us all things that pertain to life and godliness through His divine power. He did so by the knowledge of Christ who called us by glory and virtue. That is what Peter wrote before this verse to give us context. Through this knowledge of Jesus and by God's divine power, we have unmatched and priceless promises of eternal life, righteous living and eternity apart from sin. We are given a new nature that is without corruption. We are a new creature in

Good morning! The promise of God's faithfulness to a thousand generations is a great motivator to keep His commandments. But it all means nothing without love. The Pharisee's in Jesus' day memorized entire scrolls, but had hatred in their hearts and corruption. Knowing God's word is one thing, but loving Him will enable you to keep it. The devil knows God's word too. He's great at quoting it and twisting it to deceive and manipulate. But Jesus loved the Father and perfectly k

Good morning! To sanctify means to set apart for sacred use. It is often used interchangeably for "holy". So, we should set apart our hearts for the sacred use of a dwelling place for the Lord. We have to have Him before we can defend Him. I can't defend what or who I do not know. But it is easy for me to defend what I am well acquainted with. The more I know about it, the better I am at defending it. How well do you know Jesus? How deep is the well of hope inside of you? I k

Good morning! I hear a lot of people saying, "Why would a loving God ever send anyone to hell?" My reply is, "He doesn't. Your choices and rejection of Jesus is why anyone goes to hell." God has done everything to gives us eternal life and forgiveness through Christ. Heaven is not fair. Through Christ, God gives us forgiveness and eternal life we don't deserve and spares us from the judgment we do deserve. God's plan from the beginning had redemption in mind because nothing c

Good morning! How often do you bless the Lord? I don't mean put an extra offering in the plate at church or do some deed, but just from your heart, express out loud a blessing to the Lord out of gratitude for who He is and the things He gives us. He is so good to us! In life, we experience trials, hard times, discomfort, grief and pain. Sometimes, we can feel alone, especially when we're going through something others have a hard time understanding. But God, the Father of mer

Good morning! This is a powerful prayer. Daring to be laid bare before God in the inmost parts of your being. Kind of scary to be that open and vulnerable before the Lord. But, He already knows those things, so we're only fooling ourselves if we think we can hide it. Purity requires honesty. If we really want to have a pure heart and mind, we have to be completely honest with God. We have to be willing to expose the parts of ourselves we protect so vigorously. We can't be lea

Good morning! God is always faithful and it is impossible for Him to lie. He is truth. His track record is perfect, it's our understanding that is lacking. We don't always understand what or why He does what He does or does not do. But He is eternal and sees beyond the moment. We see moment by moment; God sees all time, past, present and future. He has done great things; we can see this in His word and through personal testimony of others. We have to remember and look at the

Good morning! It's very easy to neglect daily reading and study of the word. Life is busy. I know between work, house work, ministry, being a husband and a dad, activities the kids are involved with, it is challenging for me. It's hard as a family to sit down and talk about it. But, every day, to the best of our ability, we make it a priority. Oftentimes, we do it over dinner as we discuss our day. We think about Jesus and how we see Him in our day and working in our lives. A

Good morning! God not only commands us to do or not do things not just because He is God, but to give us assurance to have confidence in serving Him. If He says, "Take the land!" We can have confidence that He has given us what He has told us to take. If He tells you to be strong and courageous, do not be afraid, nor dismayed, you can be fearless, strong and bold. Why? Because He said that when you're serving Him, He is with you wherever you go. He if said it, it is truth. Go

Good morning! Have you ever found yourself trying to tell God how to answer your prayers? Telling Him exactly what you want, how you want it and when you want it; as if He doesn't know what's best? I know I have, oh foolish man that I am! Have you ever argued with God about how He answered your prayers in a way you didn't like, want or ask for; as if He isn't perfect in all of His ways? We have to understand that God sees a much bigger picture than we do. He knows more than a

Good morning! On the surface, Job sounds arrogant. But, if you look at how he lived his life and what God said about him, it is actually confidence in his relationship with God. God said there was no one like him on the earth, that he was blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil. That's quite the "attaboy" from God. Job knew what was in his heart. He knew how he served God, feared Him and loved Him. Oh, to be like Job! The world doesn't make it easy for us to

Good morning! No matter how many times I see God come through in impossible circumstances, whenever a new situation arises, I find myself still having to not let doubt overtake my heart and mind. No matter how strong I am, I still find myself tired and weak needing the strength of the Lord to sustain me. It's seems so easy to forget sometimes just who it is we belong to as believers. Even if you have doubts, because we all do at times, we need to let those doubts drive us to

Good morning! Fear is rampant in the world today. From wars and rumors of wars, political and financial uncertainty and violence all over, we see people afraid. But a spirit of fear is different than the emotional response to trouble or danger. A spirit of fear is a demonic entity that desires to rule over you with fear. It is a looming, oppressive presence that takes you captive to fear. It will paralyze you to the point of not wanting to even leave your home for fear of som

Good morning! Love is not just an emotional response or feeling. Love takes more than emotions or feelings to work. God didn't just say He loves you. He proved it with action by sending Jesus to be born of a virgin, live a sinless life, die like the worst of sinners and rise again to life. The truth is if we let how we feel be our guiding principle for life, we will be whimsical, shallow, fickle, unreliable and unstable. Feelings lie to you. But God never will. His truth free

Good morning! God's love was displayed through Jesus' conception, life, death and resurrection. Justice demands sentencing and punishment. But God's grace was extended to us that we might know His love for us and receive forgiveness and eternal life. You want to see God's love? Look at Jesus. God's mercy and grace was manifested toward us through Him. As we go through this lenten season, think more about Jesus and the depth of God's love. Think about that price that was paid

Good morning! We don't have to wonder what God requires of us. He made it very plain and clear so anyone can understand it. Love Him with all of yourself. Your mind, will and intellect. All your physical, emotional and spiritual strength. All of who you are, use to love Him. Then love others like you love yourself. It's not easy to do that. That's why you have to love Him first with all of who you are so He can fill you with His love, mind, heart and strength. Then you can lo

Good morning! I used to believe the thoughts God had toward me were to destroy me because of my sinfulness; if He even thought of me at all. But He does think about each of us and not in a destructive way. God does not delight in evil, but rejoices in the truth. The truth is, He created you in His own image. Each of us is created uniquely in His image. He wants us to be at peace with Him. He wants His peace to dwell in us. He wants hope to be our portion and to embrace the fu

Good morning! We can see evil on display right now in many forms. People are doing all manner of things that hurt and destroy people in many ways. But the hidden evil is sometimes the area where people really let the devil take root in their lives. The Pharisees memorized the Scriptures. They knew the law inside and out. They knew righteousness. But they let evil thoughts take hold of them and turned it into actions. They devised evil in their hearts, plotted together how to

Good morning! I remember in my younger years believing in God but having such a fear of Him, I would not draw near Him. I understood His holiness, but never felt like I could serve Him or felt like He could love me. I didn't know how loving He truly is. Once I realized He loved me and nothing I could do would change that, I wasn't so fearful of Him to draw near to Him. I realized His love for me was shown through Christ who died for me. It cast out the fear I had of being des