Thought For Today: “A Hope For The Ages” “Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations.” (Romans 4:18a) Abraham and Sarah didn’t have much to hope upon when it came to having kids, but God promised. Therefore, Abraham had faith and believed. Knowing this about Abraham, the Apostle … Read more

Thought For Today: “Don’t Give Up On Prayer” Zechariah the priest, and his wife Elizabeth were faithful followers of God, but they never were able to have a child. They’d been faithfully praying for a child, but after many years, Elizabeth being barren, and both past the ability to have children, they may have likely … Read more

Thought For Today: “Death Rolled Away” As believers in Jesus Christ death is not something we need to fear any longer, because death has been rolled away. When the women came to anoint Jesus body on that fateful Sunday morning they asked, “Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?” But … Read more

Thought For Today: “Past Tense Faith” Are we in danger of having past tense faith? After Jesus’s death and burial, a couple of disciples were on their way to Emmaus dejected and without hope. They said, “We had hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel. And what is more, it … Read more

Thought for Today: “No Losers in Christ” In the Guardians of the Galaxy movie Quill stands before the others and says, “I look around at us, and what I see is losers. I mean folks who have lost stuff … our homes, our families, normal lives.” When I think about it, that is who we … Read more

Thought For Today: “Faithful In Our Ability” God entrusts us according to our ability and availability. Jesus brings this out in His parable of the Talents, as Jesus likened it to a man entrusting His wealth to His servants while he goes on a journey, but it expected back. “Again, it will be like a … Read more

Thought For Today: “What Side of the Comma Are You?” Jesus said that while the thief (Satan) comes to steal, kill, and destroy, He (Jesus) came to give life. But the type of life He gives is totally dependent upon which side of the comma we want to live. Jesus said, “I have come that … Read more

Thought For Today: “Will We Be As Faithful” David was running for his life. King Saul had gone over the edge and was using his vast resources to hunt down and kill David, even though David had done nothing to him. Now David had his chance to strike back. Saul was vulnerable but David remained … Read more

Thought For Today: “The Hardest Thing to Say” Whenever this topic arises, that is, what is the hardest thing to say, the usual answers are, “I’m sorry,” “It’s my fault,” or “Forgive me. Now, while these are hard, I have come to realize that they are not the hardest thing to say, or to do. … Read more

Thought for Today: “God’s Righteousness Revealed” God’s righteousness is revealed in the Gospel, which is why the Apostle Paul said he’s not ashamed to share it. “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also … Read more

Thought For Today: “Persistent Prayers” Persistence in anything calls for a person to continue until the end. In prayer, persistence is continuing in prayer until we have God’s answer. But such prayer is difficult, which is why Jesus continued to encourage his disciples to pray. “Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always … Read more

Thought For Today: “God’s Success Training” After His resurrection Jesus stood on the shoreline of the Galilee and told his disciples, a group of professional fishermen, how to fish. “He called out to them, ‘Friends, haven’t you any fish?’ ‘No,’ they answered. He said, ‘Throw your net on the right side of the boat and … Read more

Thought For Today: “God’s Ways Aren’t Ours” God has a much better perspective than we have, and that’s because He can see things we can’t. He knows the future, and we don’t. The Apostle James said, “But your job is to obey the law, not to judge whether it applies to you” (James 4:11b) We’re … Read more

Thought For Today: “Give With the Right Attitude” When we give unto God it needs to be done with the right attitude. “So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.” (2 Corinthians 9:7) God doesn’t need our money. God owns it … Read more

Thought For Today: “The Purpose of Hurt” “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.” (Romans 8:28) While God is not the author of a lot of things that happen to us, He will use them to serve … Read more

Thought For Today: “God’s Love On Display” “Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.” (Proverbs 3:3) I cannot tell you how many marriages I’ve performed, but what strikes me the most is a thought, “Do they really love each other the way … Read more

Thought For Today: “The Spirit’s Abiding Presence” We are not facing this life alone, because Jesus promised that He would not abandon us, but would send the Holy Spirit to live and abide within us continually. “And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you … Read more

Thought For Today: “Our Words Reveal Much” The words we speak reveal the condition of our hearts. Jesus said that it’s what’s in a person’s heart that inevitably comes out of their mouth. “A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil … Read more

Thought For Today: “Take the High Road” When you “take the high road,” it means doing the right thing, even when it’s not popular. It means taking the correct path even if it’s not the easiest. This was the path David took, even when another path would have made more sense. When David had the … Read more

Thought For Today: “A Useless Endeavor” It’s vanity to think we can fight God. This was the Psalmist’s conclusion. “Why do the nations rage, and the people plot a vain thing…saying, ‘Let us break their bonds in pieces and cast away their cords from us.’” (Psalm 2:1-3) Literally he’s saying it’s a waste of time. … Read more