Thought For Today: “God’s in the Restoration Business” To restore means to bring something back to fullness or wholeness. In some instances, it means to reinstate. This is what God does for us, as we have been broken not only by our own sin but also by what others have said or done to us. … Read more

Thought For Today: “Thanking God In Advance” Faith is expressed as gratitude to God before receiving. “By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the army had marched around them for seven days.” (Hebrews 11:30) Jericho was the most fortified city in the land of Canaan. God instructed them to march around it for seven … Read more

Thought For Today: “Nothing Else Needed” The Judaizers, legalistic Jewish believers, threw a curveball when they told the Gentile believers in Antioch that they needed to add circumcision to their belief in Jesus for salvation. When the first church council in Jerusalem heard what had happened and that the Gentiles were coming to faith in … Read more

Thought For Today: “Seeking God” We live in a world that is in desperate need of God because everyone is a sinner who has fallen short of God’s holy and righteous standards for life (Romans 3:23). And we’re seeing that fall ever more clearly, with the decline increasing daily. Earlier in Romans 3:11, the Apostle … Read more

Thought For Today: “What Pleases God?” What is required to please God? Some people believe it’s through rituals: chanting prayers, praying over specific objects, lighting incense or candles, or similar acts. But that’s not what the Bible says. Others believe it’s about following rules and regulations. We list what we should do and what we … Read more

Thought for Today: “Putting Death to Death” When Jesus said, “It is finished,” and died on the cross, He forgave our sin and put it to death. And when He rose from the dead, He put death to death. More literally, death died. Jesus foretold this end to death when He raised Lazarus from the … Read more

“There remains therefore a rest for the people of God.” (Hebrews 4:9) Jesus shares with us this rest that is always accessible through Him. He said, “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am … Read more

Thought For Today: “Commitment: Bowing Only To God” Commitment is trust and confidence in God regardless of circumstances or outcome. Commitment means not bowing to anything or anyone except God. It’s a daily decision to prioritize God above all else. We see such a strong commitment to God from three Jewish young men who were … Read more

Thought For Today: “Easter Is More” This Sunday, Resurrection Sunday, or what is commonly called Easter, so I thought I would share what Easter is REALLY all about. + Easter is about God’s power on full display. + Easter is about the God of creation coming down and becoming one of us, becoming part of … Read more

Tuesday’s Thought: “It’s Not About ‘In’ or ‘From’” We’ve all grown up hearing how God rescued the Israelites from their Egyptian bondage, and as a result, we believe that being delivered from our trials and tribulations is the greatest good or spiritual blessing. But then there’s another story about three young Jewish men who were … Read more

Thought for Today: “Hope Springs Eternal” There is eternal hope for everyone because Jesus rose from the dead and is an overcoming Savior. Most of us don’t handle life’s disappointments well. We tend to draw a curtain of protection around ourselves, trying to keep the hurt out and bury our troubles and difficulties in the … Read more

Thought for Today: “Resurrection Hope” What gives us hope when things seem hopeless? When the dreaded D’s of depression, discouragement, despair, disaster, discontentment, dissatisfaction, and death attack, there is only one thing that helps. It’s the knowledge that the tomb is empty, that Jesus is no longer dead but has risen. It is from our … Read more

Thought For Today: “Our Greatest Need” Our most important need is to pursue God, and this is clearly reflected throughout the Bible. In Hebrew, there are two words for seeking after God. One indicates a desire to inquire regularly, and the other shows a longing to enter someone’s presence. In Greek, there are also two … Read more

Thought For Today: “When God Shuts A Door” There is a popular saying shared by nearly every Christian: We say, “When God shuts a door, he opens a window.” First, that is not a biblical statement; instead, it is one of those feel-good statements to help us get through tough times when we don’t see … Read more

Today’s Thought: “Reignition Required” We all need to reignite our lives so we can continue growing in our relationship with Jesus Christ. Let me give the following example. A customer wrote a complaint letter to the company he bought a knife from. He said that as he used his new knife, it had become dull, … Read more

An Easter Thought: “Get Refocused for Easter” “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live.” (John 11:25) Easter helps us refocus. Life is tough. There’s nothing easy about life. But Easter helps us shift our focus from the temporary to the eternal, where hope … Read more

Thought For Today: “Developing God Substitutes” I have been warned about the risks of switching from sugar to substitutes, or from the white bags to the blue or yellow bags on the restaurant table. But there is a far more deadly drift happening beyond the food substitutes, and that is what we are starting to … Read more

Thought For Today: “Stuck At The Cross” Many Christians remain at the cross and never experience the glory of the resurrection. This is where the disciples found themselves on that very first Easter. They were huddled in a room, fearful and uncertain. They knew Jesus had died and was buried, but then came word that … Read more

Thought for Today: “A Resurrection Faith” “If Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins!” (1 Corinthians 15:17) If there was no resurrection, and Jesus didn’t rise from the dead, then our faith in Jesus is pointless and has no meaning. It is in this one area that all … Read more

Thought For Today: “Entrance By Blood” “Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus.” (Hebrews 10:19) In the Genesis account, we learn that after Cain murdered his brother, Abel, and buried him, the Lord said to Cain, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to … Read more