Thought For Today: “Faith Unlocks the Door” When Peter Druker, known as the father of American Management, was asked how he became a Christian, he said, “When somebody first explained grace to me, I realized I was never going to get a better deal.” Everything about the American way of life teaches that we get … Read more

Thought For Today: “Hope For Our Suffering” Hope is born and nurtured amid our suffering, but this only happens when we know God’s character. You see, God has a passion for relationship. This is seen in the Godhead, or what we call the Trinity. God has an intimate relationship with Himself, and that relationship is … Read more

Thought for Today: “The Blessing of Brokenness” Every human being is broken. We’re all broken people. Because of the fall, everything in our lives is broken. We’re broken physically and spiritually, as sin has devastated our bodies. But God takes broken people and makes them whole, so we don’t need to fear brokenness. “A bruised … Read more

Thought For Today: “Our Problems Don’t Define Us” How do we want to be described, by our problems, or by God’s promise? Elizabeth was defined by her condition, “Her who was called barren.” (Luke 1:36) Everywhere she went people would point and call her “barren.” But God saw her differently. To God she was a … Read more

Thought For Today: “What Pleases God” Enoch was never controlled by this fallen world, which is why he could walk with God the way he did, and to deliver God’s message to a fallen people. It says that Enoch was pleasing to God. “For before he was taken he had this testimony, that he pleased … Read more

Thought for Today: “Regaining Lost Hope” While we usually think of the basics when it comes to the necessities of life, like air, food, and water, which is especially true given the present crisis we are and have been put in. But what we need to add to that mix is hope. Because without hope … Read more

An Easter Thought: “God Has Made A Way” Many of us are facing times of uncertainty in a world that has lost all sense of direction. Relationally: We see an unpresented number of incidents around the world of humanity’s crimes against itself, not to mention a record number of divorces even among believers in Jesus … Read more

Thought For Today: “A Fresh Encounter” God is always ready to speak into our lives, but the question is, are we ready to listen? If our spiritual lives feel dry and empty, and we’ve lost interest in the things of God and gathering with the people of God, then what we need is a fresh … Read more

Today’s Thought: “Goodness is No Guarantee Against Weakness” There’s nothing that humanity isn’t capable of, both good and bad. In fact, King David went from good, too bad, and even worse. From good when God said, “I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want … Read more

Thought For Today: “The Wondrous Cross” “But God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.” (Galatians 6:14) It is the preaching of the cross, the preaching of the death of the Lord Jesus Christ … Read more

Thought For Today: “To Wait On God” What does it mean to wait upon the Lord? Why is it important to answer this question correctly? It’s because God gives a blessing to those who learn to wait upon Him. The Lord says, “But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall … Read more

Thought for Today: “A Yielded Heart” David knew which battles to fight, because he knew that these battles weren’t about him, but about God’s honor. When David heard Goliath’s challenge, he knew that this was a battle that needed fighting. His brothers rebuked him saying his motives were personal. But David said, “What have I … Read more

Thought for Today: “An Attitude of Obedience” This past Sunday we looked at the Jerusalem Road, and how it represents Jesus’s and our journey towards our destiny. And one of the overriding aspects of finding our destiny is the act of obedience to God and His word. This got me thinking about having an overall … Read more

Thought For Today: “Watch and Pray” On the night Jesus was betrayed, they traveled to the Garden of Gethsemane. After leaving the disciples, He went further into the Garden to pray, but before He did, He asked Peter, James, and John to come deeper in with Him, and asked them to watch (or pray) with … Read more

Thought for Today: “A Heart After God” Paul tells us that we are to contend for the faith (Philippians 1:27), and to his protégé Timothy he gives this advice. “Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence … Read more

Thought For Today: “Are We Ready” Jesus is Coming Back – Are We Ready? “Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.” (Matthew 25:13) Jesus’s second coming is affirmed throughout the Bible. Jesus is coming back; the question is will we be ready? This … Read more

Thought For Today: “Use Every Opportunity for God” In the parable of the Good Samaritan, when the Samaritan came across a Jewish man that had been mugged, he had compassion and took time along with his own money to care for him. Jesus said this is what it means to love your neighbor as yourself, … Read more

Thought For Today: “Death with No Regret” It’s a great thing to die full. This is the assessment of the Bible’s account of Abraham’s death. In Genesis 25:8 it says that Abraham died at a good old age and full of years. Now the words, “of years” are not in the Hebrew manuscript; therefore, while … Read more

Thought For Today: “What’s Gripping Your Heart?” Has the fear of what we are facing gripped our hearts and immobilized us? This happened to the children of Israel when Pharaoh came calling with all his chariots. “And when Pharaoh drew near, the children of Israel lifted their eyes, and behold, the Egyptians marched after them. … Read more

Thought For Today: “The Power of Prayer” The world around us, and even some of the church, has lost sight of the power of prayer. And this is because the world and the church has become jaded to the power of prayer. Instead, we’ve become enamored with the power humanity has seemed to harness from … Read more