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Becoming a Saved People

August 29: Becoming a Saved People Isaiah 60:1–62:12; Luke 22:63–23:25 For Luke, Jesus is the fulfillment of the prophet Isaiah’s message. At the beginning of Jesus’ ministry, according to Luke, Jesus opened the Isaiah scroll in a synagogue and proclaimed that the words in Isa 61 are about Him (Luke 4:17–19): “The Spirit of the Lord Yahweh is upon me, because Yahweh has anointed me, he has sent me…

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What Ferguson Has Done for One White Family

What Ferguson Has Done for One White Family August 28, 2014 by Melissa Parnell and Jonathan Parnell Topics: Racial Harmony

Michael Brown’s funeral on Monday isn’t sufficient closure for the tragedy that’s taken place in Ferguson, Missouri, or the tensions felt across America. Though the news coverage may have run its cycle in mainstream outlets, there are still so many unanswered questions,…

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God the Innovator

August 23: God the Innovator Isaiah 45:14–47:15 Innovators often say they learn more from their failures than their successes. The successes come as a result of repeated failures, whether in business or in life. We must learn from our mistakes if we are to expect a different, brighter future. God expects us to learn from our failures—the depths of which we can best understand in comparison to the…

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August 22: Complaints Job 10:1–10 Complaining can be automatic. We complain about the weather, our…

August 22: Complaints Job 10:1–10 Complaining can be automatic. We complain about the weather, our children, our jobs. And we might do it for any number of reasons—even something as trivial as to keep a conversation going. Although we might complain lightly, we still betray something about our hearts. We assume that we are owed something—that we are entitled. We might readily admit this. We might…

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Serving the Glory of God

July 20: Serving the Glory of God 1 Peter 4:1–11 When we avoid community, we may develop an inflated opinion of our own character. It’s easy to think we’re kind people when we’re not held accountable to others. It’s easy to think we’re always right when no one disagrees with us. Conversely, it’s in our relationships that our true selves are often revealed. When we’re actively involved in a…

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The Pursuit of Failures

August 20: The Pursuit of Failures Luke 15:1–32 Often, when we focus too much on our own failures, we don’t reach the point where grace changes us. That’s why the parable of the Prodigal Son is so comforting for people who are caught up and brought down by their failures. In this parable it’s not the younger son’s humility or the elder brother’s jealousy in the limelight. It’s the father’s pursuit…

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Choosing Optimism

Originally posted on iwanttobelieveingod:

Today I choose to be optimistic. I accept life at life’s terms and am grateful for another day of being alive. Through optimism I find gratitude and through gratitude I find love – a love of life, myself and those around me. Through love I find God, for God is love. Life is a journey, not a destination. Happiness is found as we embrace every step as a…

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The Night Terror “Spiritual Bullies”

Originally posted on Cindy Livingstone Ministries® Revivalist~Resurrecting God's Heart♥:

Early this morning, I was awakened with a night terror….A terror is a little different from a regular bad dream…it can cause immobility, known as sleep paralysis or sleep walking and is extremely frightening. Little is known about the causes of night terrors, but health experts agree that these…

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The Cost of Comfort

August 19: The Cost of Comfort Isaiah 39:1–40:31; Luke 14:1–35 “ ‘[You all] comfort; comfort my people,’ says your God. ‘Speak to the heart of Jerusalem, and call to her, that her compulsory labor is fulfilled, that her sin is paid for, that she has received from the hand of Yahweh double for all her sins’ ” (Isa 40:1–2). God directed this command at the prophet and a group of people—possibly all…

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August 18: Connecting the Dots

August 18: Connecting the Dots Job 9:1–11 When we don’t have all the facts, we still like to connect the dots. Questions make us uncomfortable, so we draw lines with answers that make us feel safe and that fit our worldview. But sometimes we hold too tightly to the picture that results. Job’s friends were guilty of this error. Although they affirmed true things about God’s character, they…

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9 Reasons You Can Face Anything

9 Reasons You Can Face Anything by Jonathan Parnell

God’s sovereignty is a precious reality.

Now chances are this truth didn’t seem too precious when it first confronted you. The natural, fallen response to hearing we aren’t the ones in control is to white-knuckle our will and refuse to bow. Humans tend to like the idea that we are the captains of our own destinies. Motivational glib like that…

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What Is Heaven Like?

Dr. Ray Pritchard

Keep Believing Ministries

“Heaven is a place, just as…

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Your Most Courageous Resolution for 2014

desiringgod.org Your Most Courageous Resolution for 2014 by JON BLOOM | DEC. 27, 2013

“Pursue love.” (1 Corinthians 14:1)

Resolutions are good things. They’re biblical: “may [God] may fulfill every resolve for good” (2 Thessalonians 1:11). And I think…

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Believing in Jesus: A Deeper Meaning

Believing in Jesus: A Deeper Meaning Fifty days had passed after the Jewish religious leaders had secured Jesus’ death. It was rumored that God had raised Jesus from the dead, but only his disciples were witnesses to this fact. Jesus had been the talk of…

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Why Does God Test Us? Why Can’t We Test Him? A Bible Study

Why Does God Test Us? Why Can’t We Test Him? A Bible Study by JACK WELLMAN on Does God test us and if so, why? What is God’s purpose for testing His children? Why can’t we test Him? God Tests His Children The Bible is full of stories about those who had no…

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The Lifter of My Head

Depression isn’t a word I ordinarily associate with myself. It’s touched my occasionally, but only three or four times in my life have I fallen to a low, low spot. When I’m down, my body shows it. For example, I hang my head, unable…

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