Today’s Thought: “Trust God’s Promises” God’s promises are different from the promises given by humanity, because not only are God’s promises true, but they are never exhausted. Humanity’s promises are like a mountain stream that flows when there’s been snow but dries up in the summer. At best humanity’s promises are seasonal. But God’s promises … Read more

Thought for Today: “God’s Mercy Leads to God’s Grace” Because of God’s mercy, we can partake of God’s grace. If God gave us what we deserve, we would be condemned for eternity. The Apostle Paul spells this out for us the best in Romans 6:23. He begins by telling us what we deserve. “For the … Read more

Thought For Today: “Get Filled for the Impossible” God calls us to do what’s impossible through Him, not what’s possible. Neither we nor anyone else has the power to accomplish what only God can. And in our world today, what we have found is that we really can’t accomplish all that much. So, we need … Read more

Thought For Today: “Be Prepared and Ready” How can we get ready for the Holy Spirit’s work? How can we expect a visitation and work from the Holy Spirit within our lives? Consider Mary, although she was a sinner, she was considered by God to be highly favored. Mary believed and followed God’s word and … Read more

Thought for Today: Christmas is For-Giving Today I’d like to share with you an integral part of our giving this Christmas, and that is our need to be “for-giving.” Forgiveness is something that touches every aspect of our lives. One of the Scriptures often quoted during Christmas bears this out when the angel of the … Read more

Thought for Today: “God Cares” I thought about saying, “Know God Cares,” but the problem with that is that while many of us know God cares, we just don’t believe He cares for us. In other words, God cares for us, but this knowledge really doesn’t do any good unless we believe it. It’s like … Read more

Thought for Today: “The Meaning of Christmas” The story of Christmas is quickly losing its meaning, the very heart of why it is even celebrated if it hasn’t already. The fundamental message of Christmas isn’t peace on earth goodwill to men, although that is a by-product of it, the fundamental message of Christmas is that … Read more

Thought for Today: “Our Need for Others” “And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of His return is drawing near.” (Hebrews 10:25) The writer of Hebrews is talking to fellow believers in Jesus Christ, and in accordance with the law which … Read more

Thought For Today: “Put God First” Is God first in our lives? It is often said that if we want to know what the most important thing in our lives is, we should look at our checkbooks. Are we giving to God the first, and by that the best? When they came into the land … Read more

Thought For Today: “Having a Heart of Compassion” In the seventh chapter of Luke’s Gospel there’s a very powerful scene. As Jesus was approaching the city of Nain, a large procession of mourners was carrying the body of a mother’s only son. Seeing her obvious grief, it says that Jesus had compassion on her (Luke … Read more

Thought For Today: “God’s Immensity” The heavens declare God’s glory, by the word of His mouth the heavens were made, and the breath of his mouth formed the stars. “The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows His handiwork.” (Psalm 19:1) “By the word of the Lord were the heavens made, their … Read more

Thought For Today: “Light Enters Darkness” As God stepped into darkness and brought light, so Jesus, the Light of the World, steps into the darkness of death bringing the light of life. “Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over … Read more

Today’s Thought: “Thanksgiving: Prayer’s Missing Element” When we give thanks, it always seems to center around something that has happened to us, and for us as Christians that should include what God has done in sending His Son, Jesus Christ, to die for us so our sins can be forgiven, and we can have eternal … Read more

Thought for Today: “Develop Thankfulness” We are to daily give thanks if we want to be thankful people. We need to discipline ourselves to find something every day to be thankful for and express our thanks to God. We are told in Ephesians 5:19-20, “Speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, … Read more

Thought of the Day: “Truth Brings Acceptance” Can we believe God’s Word enough to change our lives based upon it? You bet, for it has proven itself to be true through thousands of years of skeptics and challenges to its veracity. To Timothy, Paul says that God’s word can be trusted for all that he … Read more

Thought For Today: “Daily Sabbath Time” Whenever the Sabbath is mentioned, we immediately think of the Sabbath day of rest, which for the Jews was from Friday evening to Saturday evening, and Christians considered it to be Sunday. But then the Apostle Paul threw a wrench into man’s thinking saying, “One person esteems one day … Read more

Thought For Today: “God’s Revealed Love” We say that God is love. In fact, this is probably what most people who don’t even know God say about Him. But how do they know? How has God revealed His love so that everyone can know it and respond to it? Jesus’s birth reveals the Father’s love. … Read more

Thought For Today: “Waiting With Expectancy” “It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.” (Luke 2:26) Simeon was waiting with expectancy because the Holy Spirit had revealed a promise. Waiting with expectancy is about being filled with the Holy Spirit, allowing … Read more

Thought For Today: “Weeping For Our World” As I look at our world today, especially here in America, I don’t recognize it as it has lost its identity in Christ. As I think about that, the think of when Job’s friends saw his condition, and that they could no longer recognize him it says they … Read more

Today’s Thought: “No Condemnation or Separation” Interesting, in Romans chapter 8, Paul begins by saying that as believers in Jesus Christ, we are no longer under condemnation. “Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” (Romans 8:1) And Paul ends this chapter by saying that we are no longer separated … Read more