"The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their cry; the face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to cut off the memory of them from the earth. The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles." Psalm …
Tag: Christianity
Don’t Give In to Fit In
"The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure." 1 Corinthians 10:13 NLT. You're going to be tempted. A …
Reach Out
"But you, dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit. Keep yourselves in God's love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life. Be merciful to those who doubt; snatch others from the fire and save them..." (Jude …
Lost
"If your first concern is to look after yourself, you'll never find yourself. But if you forget about yourself and look to me [Jesus], you'll find both yourself and me." (Matthew 10:39 MSG.) There will be seasons in your life when you feel lost. If you focus on yourself, trying to figure everything out on …
Embarrassed
"If any of you are embarrassed over me [Jesus] and the way I'm leading you when you get around your fickle and unfocused friends, know that you'll be an even greater embarrassment to the Son of Man when he arrives in all the splendor of God, his Father, with an army of the holy angels." Mark …
It’s Going to Be Okay
"I, Jude, am a slave to Jesus Christ and brother to James, writing to those loved by God the Father, called and kept safe by Jesus Christ. Relax, everything's going to be all right; rest, everything is coming together; open your hearts, love is on the way!" Jude 1-2 MSG. Sometimes you just want to …
Your Gift
"Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows." James 1:17 NIV. If you were given every talent and ability in the world, would you even consider asking God which to choose? Perhaps you'd plow ahead, doing whatever you wanted, …
Crowded Out by Weeds
"And the seed [the Word of God] that fell in the weeds - well, these are the ones who hear, but then the seed is crowded out and nothing comes of it as they go about their lives worrying about tomorrow, making money, and having fun." Luke 8:14 MSG. There are things in this life …
When Others Let You Down
"I lift up my eyes to the hills - where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth." Psalm 121:1-2 NIV. Sometimes people are going to let you down. They don't always mean to do it. You get it. You've let others down too. Intentional or …
Surrounded
"When the servant of the man of God got up and went out early the next morning, an army with horses and chariots had surrounded the city. 'Oh, my lord what shall we do?' the servant asked. 'Don't be afraid,' the prophet answered. 'Those who are with us are more than those who are with …
Joey Rudder 