Scripture: “”I am God. I will bring you out from under the cruel hard labor of Egypt. I will rescue you from slavery. I will redeem you, intervening with great acts of judgment. I’ll take you as my own people and I’ll be God to you. You’ll know that I am God, your God who brings you out from
Scripture: “That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing? Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And
A man sat at the edge of this pool for decades. Jesus just happened to be walking by one day and asked the man a question. It seems like the lame man was full of excuses, but he was basing his reasoning on the only thing he knew. If he was able to get into the pool first, he would be well. He knew the process that needed to occur, but he couldn’t make it happen because of his inability to walk. Thirty-eight years is a long time to contemplate how to receive healing everyday. But, Jesus had a different response to this man’s reasoning. He offered him what he couldn’t have achieved on his own. He didn’t need the pool when Jesus was the answer…
In our lives, we experience crossroad decisions where God gives us the choice of whether we want to stay or go. It may be a result of the circumstances in our lives or a desire placed in our hearts. It’s really important that these decisions are not just based on our opinion. Decisions that can thrust us into a new direction require us to make sure that it is in alignment with what God has previously directed us to do. Jeremiah did not sacrifice his calling as a prophet of God to go and relax in Babylon. He was committed to what God had asked him to do…
Scripture: “God’s Message came to me: ‘Son of man, when the people of Israel lived in their land, they polluted it by the way they lived. I poured out my anger on them because of the polluted blood they poured out on the ground. And so I got thoroughly angry with them polluting the country