Tag: promise

Lessons from the Eunuch: The Crossroads

Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Rise and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is a desert place. And he rose and went. And there was… Read More

Coming or Going?

The Lord keeps watch over you as you come and go, both now and forever. – Psalm 121:8 Coming and going. Some days I don’t know which I’m doing. Do you feel me? Am I sick or well?… Read More

Why the Good Days Cut Both Ways

I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. For I can do… Read More

Is God Really Working All Things For the Good?

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. – Romans 8:28 I just love this verse. Many Christians do. We love… Read More

Why the Prosperity Gospel is No Gospel At All

For the Lord God is our sun and our shield. He gives us grace and glory. The Lord will withhold no good thing from those who do what is right. – Psalm 84:11 Can I be real with… Read More

Locust Here, Locust There, Locust, Locust Everywhere…

“Then I will make up to you for the years That the swarming locust has eaten, The creeping locust, the stripping locust and the gnawing locust, My great army which I sent among you.” – Joel 2:25 The… Read More

Red-Winged Love Note

The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing. – Zephaniah 3:17 You… Read More

Crash Test Dummy Days

“O storm-battered city, troubled and desolate! I will rebuild you with precious jewels and make your foundations from lapis lazuli. I will make your towers of sparkling rubies, your gates of shining gems, and your walls of precious… Read More