HEBREWS 13:5 ESV 5 . . . he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” Jesus understands. He knows how it feels to be betrayed, abandoned, hated. Jesus knows what it feels like to hurt. He lived in a body just like you have. He was just as human as you are. […]
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All of us have probably wondered, “If God loves me . . . then why did this bad thing happen to me?” But for this question to have any real meaning, we must assume God controls everything — every single detail of life. To help you get the right perspective, consider this question, “If my
Psalm 46:1 (ESV) “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” DEVOTIONAL In a world riddled with uncertainty, where storms come without warning — be they storms of illness, loss, fear, or discouragement — the heart of the believer can find steady refuge in this glorious truth: God is our refuge
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MATTHEW 18:18 CEV 18 I promise you that God in heaven will allow whatever you allow on earth, but he will not allow anything you don’t allow. (Many translations use the words “bind” and “loose” in this verse. Binding and loosing is a Hebrew idiom for exercising authority. It means to prohibit and permit.) When
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Isaiah 49:15–16 (ESV) “Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should have no compassion on the son of her womb? Even these may forget, yet I will not forget you. Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands…” There are seasons in the Christian life when God seems silent, when
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1 JOHN 5:4 NIV 4 for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. God does not expect any of His children to be failures. There is nothing wrong with failing. It’s part of learning. No child learns to walk without falling down multiple
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Matthew 11:28 (ESV) “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” DEVOTIONAL There is a tenderness in these words that cannot be imitated. They are not the voice of a distant ruler or a demanding taskmaster. This is the invitation of the Son of God—Jesus Christ, full
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MATTHEW 17:20 NKJ 20 So Jesus said to them, “Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you. Unfortunately many modern English translations talk
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Philippians 1:6 (ESV) “And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.” DEVOTIONAL There are days when your faith feels strong—when you wake up hungry for God’s Word, when prayer comes easily, and sin feels distant. But there
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JOSHUA 1:8 NKJ 8 “This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. The Hebrew
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