Journey with Hope

When the Lord looks at the heart of man what does He see? God desires a heart that shows true repentance, not excuses for our sin. May God truly search and know us for who we are.

Nehemiah Chapter 8 In Nehemiah chapter 8 , the priest Ezra for the first time in many, many years reads the Torah, the books of Moses,...

Blessings for the Obedient A handbook for young people is found in Proverbs chapter 3. Blessings come to those who follow it. In this...

I remember as a child reading scary fairy tales. In one story a child wandered off into the woods alone. As the child realized he...

We don't have to do life alone. Our lives are a work in progress. We progress towards becoming more like Christ. Like the child...

Greed and deception. They seem to go hand in hand today just like they did several thousand years ago. No, there is nothing new under...

In 2 Corinthians 2: 6-7, Paul chastises the church for not forgiving a member who had been disciplined and had repented. Paul says to...

~"But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us." 2 Corinthians 4: 7...

In a world filled with distractions, Jesus invites us to find the better portion. Like Mary at the feet of Jesus, we’re called to slow down, listen, and rest in His presence instead of being consumed by busyness and worry. As Christians we should choose Christ over distraction, peace over anxiety, and worship over work.

Christ is our role model. How often we hear this. How does it make you feel? Hopeless? Hopefully not! Paul discusses this in...

In Romans Chapter one we see the fate of those who reject the evidence all around them of God's character. They see and know, in their heart of hearts, but reject God and His righteousness. Because they reject Him and want nothing to do with Him God removes Himself from them. When God leaves us alone we are left to our own devices. Without the prompting of the Holy Spirit they were given up to uncleanness or sinful desires (Romans 1: 24), vile passions or shameful desires

People are not good at waiting. Waiting is hard and frustrating. Whatever we are waiting for, waiting to conceive a much-wanted child,...

“The most terrible poverty is loneliness and the feeling of being unloved.” —Mother Teresa The Holy Spirit is God's answer to loneliness...

God’s Blessings and Israel’s Inheritance Thank God for His many blessings. The Lord blesses us in spite of ourselves. In Deuteronomy 9:...

A man and woman, very much in love, were married. Both cared for each other's needs, both sought forgiveness when they wronged one...

How many times have we told a suffering friend, "You're so strong. You'll be fine." We are very wrong. The Bible tells us that none of...

Have you ever noticed how easy it is to fall into complaining? We all do it from time to time, but what does it really say about our...

Would Jesus say that you have great faith or little faith? Jesus scolds the disciples several times for having little faith. We read...

The Nature of Spiritual Warfare We find ourselves in this world in our bodies of flesh, but we know that the war we wage is not a flesh...

Should We Judge? One of the most difficult passages of scripture in the New Testament is found in Paul's first letter to the Corinthians...