“Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.” Psalm 30:5 Joy is not a destination. It is not something we must chase or wait to find in perfect circumstances. Joy is here, because the Lord is here. Too often, we treat joy like a distant promise, […]
“My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.” Psalm 121:2 If you have never found life overwhelming, you probably haven’t lived long enough. The pressures of responsibility, the weight of disappointment, or the sting of unexpected loss can leave us asking, “Where will my help come […]
“Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.” John 7:38 Life has seasons. And there are seasons that are dry and desolate like a desert. Like getting weighed down by disappointments, delays, and deep thirst. The good news, however, […]
“… Jesus immediately said to them: ‘Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.’” Matthew 14:27 The disciples knew Jesus. They had walked with Him, watched Him perform miracles, and heard His teachings firsthand. But even they were overwhelmed with fear when the storm arose. They didn’t recognize Him at […]
“He restores my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake.” Psalm 23:3 There are wounds we carry that don’t bleed outwardly but run deep within. These are not just scars of the body, they are fractures of the heart, burdens of the soul. Grief, betrayal, […]
“The scepter of the wicked will not remain over the lot of the righteous, for then the righteous might use their hands to do evil.” Psalm 125:3 Sometimes, it feels like evil holds sway far too long, unjust rulers, oppressive systems, unfair situations. The righteous may grow weary, even tempted […]
“He has made everything beautiful in its time…” Ecclesiastes 3:11 Time can feel like a burden when we are waiting, especially when it seems like the answers are slow, the doors stay closed, or the dreams take too long to bloom. But the Bible whispers a quiet truth into our […]
“When all the elders of Israel had come to King David at Hebron, the king made a covenant with them… and they anointed David king over Israel… Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion, which is the City of David.” 2 Samuel 5:3,7 Hebron was the place of David’s first […]
“The lips of a king speak as an oracle, and his mouth does not betray justice.” Proverbs 16:10″ As children of God, redeemed by Christ and made a royal priesthood, our words carry more weight than we realize. Proverbs 16:10 paints a picture of the responsibility that rests on a […]
“Why do you now cry aloud, have you no king? Has your ruler perished, that pain seizes you like that of a woman in labor?” Micah 4:9 There are seasons in life when the weight of pain, uncertainty, or disappointment hits us so deeply that we feel orphaned, unled, unprotected, […]
“Who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.” Psalm 103:5 There is a kind of fullness that only God can give. We often chase satisfaction in things, success, relationships, and experiences, but they leave us reaching for more. Yet Psalm 103 reminds […]
“…..you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—His good, pleasing and perfect will.” Romans 12:2b You too may have whispered “Thy will be done” through tears, when things didn’t go your way. Yet, hidden in those words is a wellspring of encouragement: God’s will is good, […]
“Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” Matthew 6:10 There is a quiet strength in surrender. Not the kind that gives up, but the kind that lays everything down in trust. When Jesus taught us to pray, “Thy will be done,” He wasn’t […]
“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.” Philippians 2:3-4 In a world constantly pushing us to prioritize self: self-growth, self-care, self-promotion. Paul’s words break through […]
“Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream…” Jeremiah 17: 7-8 In Jeremiah 17, God draws a vivid contrast between trusting in human strength and trusting […]