“God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”
1 Peter 5:5
We all have had moments in our lives when, if we didn’t know any better, it would seem that God...
“I have labored to no purpose.”
Isaiah 49:4
It is common for God’s servants to feel their faithful service has been in vain. Our best intentions and efforts do not...
“I say to myself, ‘The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.’”
Lamentations 3:24
Jeremiah walked faithfully with God. When others turned...
“But You, O Sovereign Lord, deal with me for Your name’s sake. Out of the goodness of your love, deliver me.”
Psalm 109:21
Resentment is one of the ugliest emotions a...
“He went away very sad,”
— Matthew 19:22
Sometimes we ask questions to which we don’t want to hear the answers. Such was the case with this wealthy young man...
“We were not looking for praise from men.”
1 Thessalonians 2:6
Cravings strike us all from time to time. Common wisdom reports that pregnant ladies send their bewildered...
“My people have committed two sins;
they have forsaken me, the spring of living water,
and have dug their own cisterns, broken cisterns
that cannot hold water.”
—...
Chapter 2 — Surrender
To place yourself into the Lord’s care and keeping may not always come easily to you. To yield to his will and wisdom is also often a test of faith, but this...
“… He restores my soul.”
— Psalm 23:3
It is a wonderful experience to have a restored soul; it is difficult to live with a soul that needs restoring. King...
“He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass:
as showers that water the earth.”
— Psalm 72:6 (KJV)
These words written for the king of Israel find their ultimate...
“If anyone is thirsty,
let him come to me.”
— John 7:37
Jesus spoke these wonderful words on the last day of the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles. In these words, Jesus...
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened,
and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon you and learn from me,
for I am gentle and humble in heart,
and you will find rest for...
