Category: Promises
-
From Disappointment to God’s Plans
“For I know the plans I have for you,” says the LORD. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.”Jeremiah 29:11 Are you wondering if God hears your cry for help today? Do your challenges seem insurmountable?
-
How to Be Strong in the Lord and His Might
Are you strong in the Lord during the battles of life? Have you been in such a tight situation and you figured that there was no way to get out of it? In those times, I’ve heard, “Buck it up, sister!” I told myself this many times when I started to have a pity party.…
-
Jesus Painted His Blood on the Doorposts of Our Lives
Freedom from tyranny. Freedom from slavery – slavery to others and slavery to sin. Freedom from the evil of idolatry. Freedom to worship God. Freedom to be called God’s chosen people. Freedom bought with blood. Passover. A picture of Jesus.
-
6 Steps to a Joyful House of Prayer
Imagine worshipping and praying in the hub-bub of a farmer’s market. Jesus cleansed the outer court of the temple to restore the temple to a house of prayer. Let’s restore our house of prayer.
-
Hosanna!
Jesus entered Jerusalem that Palm Sunday. Preparations for Passover had begun. The holiday celebrated God’s gift of freedom from slavery. Slavery of Egypt, a type of evil or sin. Pointing to freedom in Jesus.
-
From Unholy to Holy
Jesus takes the unholy and makes it holy. Jesus takes His followers, His friends, and cleanses them, making them righteous, justified, and holy.
-
3 Steps to Worshipping in Holy Splendor
“Give to the LORD the glory he deserves! Bring your offering and come into his presence. Worship the LORD in all his holy splendor.” 1 Chronicles 16:29 (NLT) Throughout the Bible, we read of many holy moments. Moments when eternity entered time. “True religion confronts earth with heaven and brings eternity to bear upon time.”…
-
Let’s Be Lovestruck Together
A beautiful gift awaits you. Swarovski crystals punctuate the ribbon. You gently release the bow and carefully fold the ribbon. Loosen the brightly-colored wrapping paper and set it aside to use another time. An even more beautiful piece of wrapping paper appears … another, golden … another, silver … one more bejeweled. You pick up…
-
Free At Last!
“It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery.” Galatians 5:1 Today, we remember Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement. He knew freedom in God, and he sought to bring freedom to all of America. Freedom from…
