ENCOURAGEMENT

Verse You, Lord, are forgiving and good, abounding in love to all who call to you. (Psalm 86:5) Thoughts After listening to CityLight’s Good Friday livestream service, the worship lyric, “Your goodness is running after, it’s running after me” kept playing in my head....

Verse 2 Corinthians 4:7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. Thoughts If you know me, you know that I don’t like to stay still very often. In my infinite wisdom, during “lock down,” I decided I...

Verse Psalm 46:10 “Be still and know that I am God” Thoughts This verse is close to my heart. It hangs on a sign in my kitchen, so I can be reminded of it often. This verse read independently or out of context, can make us falsely believe that it was written during a...

Verse John 11:32-36 32 When Mary reached the place where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” 33 When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come along with her also weeping, he was...

Verse: I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” - Moses, Psalm 91:2 Thoughts: Current events in our world present uncertain outcomes which, in turn, trigger our instincts to survive at all costs. To survive, we've been...

Verse: "The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace." Numbers 6:24-26 Thoughts I'm currently obsessed with the Kari Jobe song "The Blessing" that is based off of this...

Verse Hebrews 4:13 “Nothing in all creation is hidden from God. Everything is naked and exposed before his eyes, and He is the one to whom we are accountable.” (NLT) Thoughts I was reflecting on the recent devotionals about fasting and daily bread and I was reminded...

Verse Matthew 6:34, “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.” Thoughts Before the corona virus, life had a seeming certainty to it. Each day we would follow our routine of going to work or school. We would go to the grocery store...

Verse John 15:4-5 “Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much...

Verse: Psalm 91:1 “Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.” Thoughts This is a declaration that my wife and I have leaned on many times over the years. When I lost my job and wondered how to pay for college. When we...