You can tell for sure that you are now fully adopted as his own children because God sent the Spirit of his Son into our lives crying...

(GOD speaking)… I place before you Life and Death, Blessing and Curse. Choose life so that you and your children will live… (Deu 30:19)...

Is anyone crying for help? GOD is listening, ready to rescue you. If your heart is broken, you’ll find GOD right there; if you’re kicked...

If I speak with human eloquence and angelic ecstasy but don’t love, I’m nothing but the creaking of a rusty gate. If I speak God’s Word...

GOD ’s not finished. He’s waiting around to be gracious to you. He’s gathering strength to show mercy to you. GOD takes the time to do...

… Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you can live together whole and healed... (Jas 5:16) We used to run a...

… when they bleed, he bleeds; when they die, he dies. (Psa 72:11) As a father of three girls, this verse really spoke to me. I remember...

GOD is always on the alert, constantly on the lookout for people who are totally committed to him. (2 Chron 16:9) The thing is, being...

Meanwhile, the moment we get tired in the waiting, God’s Spirit is right alongside helping us along. If we don’t know how or what to...

… the disciples came to Jesus asking, “Who gets the highest rank in God’s kingdom?” For an answer Jesus called over a child, whom he...

Since Jesus went through everything you’re going through and more, learn to think like him. Think of your sufferings as a weaning from...

GOD ’s a safe-house for the battered, a sanctuary during bad times. The moment you arrive, you relax; you’re never sorry you knocked....

(Jesus speaking) “I am the Vine, you are the branches. When you’re joined with me and I with you, the relation intimate and organic, the...

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable and pleasing in Your sight, O LORD, my [firm, immovable] rock and...

Trapped by a siege, I panicked. “Out of sight, out of mind,” I said. But you heard me say it, you heard and listened. Love GOD, all you...

God’s readiness to give and forgive is now public. Salvation’s available for everyone! … He offered himself as a sacrifice to free us...

“GOD ’s Message, the God who made you in the first place… Don’t be afraid, I’ve redeemed you. I’ve called your name. You’re mine. When...

(Jesus speaking) “… The same glory you gave me, I gave them, So they’ll be as unified and together as we are— I in them and you in me....

… Paul made his way down through the mountains, came to Ephesus, and happened on some disciples there. The first thing he said was, “Did...

God knew what he was doing from the very beginning. He decided from the outset to shape the lives of those who love him along the same...

“Open up, heavens, and rain. Clouds, pour out buckets of my goodness! Loosen up, earth, and bloom salvation; sprout right living. I, GOD,...