The purpose of light is to expose what's in the darkness. Just as natural light is made up of billions of particles called photons, so is our spiritual light made of all the components of God. The more we study the Scriptures, the more like Jesus we become so that what we say and do … Continue reading Shine!
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Salvation is Personal
One of the most powerful messages that we learn from King David is that we must have a relationship with Jesus. We need to learn about God but we can't stop there; we need to make it personal. When we study the Scriptures and pray to God and worship Him, His Spirit reveals His truth … Continue reading Salvation is Personal
Who Should We Praise?
When we praise God, we come into His presence and we receive His peace and a clear mind. Every time we speak something negative or share a negative post on our media sites, we give glory to the one who is behind all of these sorrows. And we live within his presence because we are … Continue reading Who Should We Praise?
Be Still!
We can only live in God's peace when we know Him well enough to put our faith in Him, and that comes from studying the Scriptures and spending time in prayer and worship. This is when God becomes real to us and when our faith in Him grows so that we know who we are … Continue reading Be Still!
What You are to God
It may seem at times as if God is not paying attention to our needs or to what's going on in our lives, but He is with us every second of every day and He does not miss a thing! The problem is that we live in a sinful world and often it's easier for … Continue reading What You are to God
Sing to the Lord!
The people of this world can't see the goodness of God because they have allowed their hearts and minds to be clouded with evil. But those of us who have accepted His salvation and been set free from sin know that God's love and His promises towards those who love and trust Him are true. … Continue reading Sing to the Lord!
God Takes Care of Us
There is nothing that gives us more confidence than to be filled with the peace of God because our trust is in Him. He sees our needs before we know about them, but God loves to fellowship with His children, so when we tell Him about them, He does give us all that we need. … Continue reading God Takes Care of Us
Grace and Justice
God has given people the freedom to choose—to receive the salvation of Christ or serve the devil of this world, and those who refuse Jesus think they are right in their ways. God is full of love yet to be feared; He is merciful yet just, giving even the most wicked a chance to repent … Continue reading Grace and Justice
Read Your Bible!
The most precious tangible thing we have on this earth is the Bible because it is the inspired word of God and food for our soul. It's the only way to know God. Everything else is a lie so we need to be careful that we don't get lazy and depend on others to teach … Continue reading Read Your Bible!
Never Give Up!
It's really important that we keep our eyes on the Lord and on His promises and not on the situation that we're praying about, or we can lose hope. God promised that if we pray according to His will and believe that He will do what we are asking Him to do, that He will … Continue reading Never Give Up!
Give God the Glory
God tells us in Philippians 4:8 to think on things that are true, noble, just, pure, lovely, and of a good report because then our words and our actions will reveal who we are in our heart. These are the works that show others the goodness of God and the love that He has for … Continue reading Give God the Glory
Be the Light!
Jesus is the Light of the world, and when He walked the earth, He was the Light that shone through the darkness. Now that He has returned to Heaven, we are His Light on this earth and we need to shine. We are to continue His mission to encourage the downtrodden, feed the poor, pray … Continue reading Be the Light!
Your Life Matters!
JUST RELEASED! The Lord laid it on my heart to write a book and stress to people that He loves them and that He gave His life to save theirs because to God, every life matters! It seems that in this world today, people of every culture and description are searching for their identity, for … Continue reading Your Life Matters!
Be Who God Says You Are!
It's amazing that so many people call themselves Christians, and yet they are very different from each other and from the Lord in their words and their actions. If we are going to show people the goodness of God so they will come to Jesus and receive His salvation, then we need to be who … Continue reading Be Who God Says You Are!
God’s Mercies
It's easy to praise God when we see Him working in our lives or in the lives of others. But if we could see the whole big picture, we would see that God is working around the clock to keep us safe and out of the clutches of the devil's hands. We'd realize that God … Continue reading God’s Mercies
Hope in the Lord
Many of us are praying for the salvation of loved ones and friends, and sometimes it just seems as if they will never turn from the world to follow God. But we must always remember that it's God's will for them to know Jesus and that He doesn't want them to perish, either. So let's … Continue reading Hope in the Lord
Powerful Words
The Scriptures are food for our souls and it's a privilege to read them and fill up on the truth. Every word is part of the big picture of God, and the more we read, the clearer the picture gets. But it's also a personal blessing and encouragement when we read the Scriptures where God … Continue reading Powerful Words
Sing Praises to the Lord!
One of the greatest privileges we have as believers is the ability to praise God through music. Whenever the world comes against us, or if we just want to sense the presence of God, the best way to do it is through music where we can just let go of the stress and come into … Continue reading Sing Praises to the Lord!
Take God’s Peace
It seems that almost every day we are hearing of more unrest around us, and we need to be careful that we don't become stressed and defeated. God has given us His peace so let's take it and trust Him to get us through it all. His ways are not our ways and we won't … Continue reading Take God’s Peace
Living in Grace
We have been saved by grace—that means that we didn't deserve the right to get into Heaven because our hearts were filled with sin and on our own, we would never have been able to shed that sin and come into God's Holy presence. But God loves US and sent Jesus to die on the … Continue reading Living in Grace
Smile, God Loves You! 