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“Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?” … John 11:40   Having commanded the stone to be rolled away from the place where Lazarus was buried, Jesus challenged Martha not only to obedience but to expectant faith. In essence, He was saying, “It’s time to place all of your small, mustard seed-sized faith in Me and My promise to you.” Martha had said she had faith. She intellectually believed what Jesus had said. But Martha needed to make the transition from faith to trust. Because while belief is the consent of the mind and faith is aRead More →

The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and He delights in his way … Psalm 37:23 Before the Flood, God had said, “Come into the ark” (Gen. 7:1). The clear implication was that God was already inside, inviting Noah to join Him there. After the Flood, when God said, “Come out of the ark” (Gen. 8:16), the implication is that He had left and was asking Noah to follow. The great God of the Exodus Who led His people out of bondage to slavery in Egypt, parting the Red Sea to allow them to pass on dry ground and so escapeRead More →

Let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth … 1 John 3:18 Our actions in obeying God show Him more love, honor, and praise than any empty words we might say to try to appear good. —Dave Branon Dear Father, help me to follow through on my promises to You and to all who depend on me. Especially help me to do Your will and not just talk about it. Have an action packed day! … LeroyRead More →

God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world … Galatians 6:14 The cross is not just a symbol of love or a fashion statement. The cross is your daily decision to deny yourself … your rights … your wants … your plans … and deliberately, wholeheartedly, unreservedly live out your commitment to His will and His way and His Word and His wisdom. The cross is your decision to live for Jesus. Period. No “ifs,” “ands,” “buts,” or “maybes.” Will you take up your cross today and follow Him? … LeroyRead More →

He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ … Philippians 1:6 God is looking for a few good men and women. Men and women who are willing … to go against the current of popular opinion, to hold firm convictions in a world where “anything goes,” to speak the truth when it is not politically correct, to walk with God when everyone else is running away from Him. God is looking for those who believe that what He says is more important than what anyone else says, that what He thinks is more important than whatRead More →

I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me … Psalm 23:4 Trusting God to accomplish His primary purpose through our pain was eloquently expressed by the widow of Todd Beamer. Todd was a passenger on the fateful United Flight 93 when it was hijacked by suicide bombers on September 11, 2001. He and other passengers overpowered the hijackers, thwarting their use of the plane as a flying missile apparently aimed at the very heart of Washington, D.C. But the passengers were unable to prevent the plane from a nosedive crash into a vacant field in Pennsylvania,Read More →

Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth! … Psalm 46:10 We have no idea what a year, a month, a week, or even a day might bring. Life is unpredictable. There are countless things I can never know with certainty. What I can know, however, is that there is a God who knows all and loves me deeply. And by knowing Him, I can “be still”—I can be at peace. What plans do you need to surrender to God today? … LeroyRead More →