Have you ever noticed when someone’s attitude toward you has changed? You know, they avoid you or shun you, maybe even talk about you? Maybe it is a dysfunctional relationship where people take one another for granted, or just someone had a bad day. How do you handle that? Presumption causes strife. We cannot know another person’s heart or motives. But we can approach them and talk about it. Thankfully when someone’s attitude toward us changes, God’s attitude never does. Bible Reading: Genesis 2...
Feb 19, 2021•3 min•Season 1Ep. 51
God wants us to have hope. This world tears away at that hope with the brokenness that surrounds us. But God has not left us without reminders of hope all around us. There to be found for the ones who seek it. Bible Reading: Romans 15-16 Scripture Verse of the Day: Romans 15:4
Feb 18, 2021•3 min•Season 1Ep. 50
Comparison. Yuck! More problems arise from comparing to others. Shame is born there. So is covetousness and jealousy. In the end, when we are not happy with our lot, though, we are really not happy with God, the giver of it all. Bible Reading: Matthew 18-20 Scripture Verse of the Day: Matthew 20:15-16
Feb 17, 2021•3 min•Season 1Ep. 49
Number your days well. You don't know when they will end. Friends, life is SO very short. Don't waste it being offended by others or in a life of sin. How we live matters, for it will determine our eternity. Death is not the end. This is at once a fearsome thing and the delight of our souls. Live well. Bible Reading: Job 13-14 Scripture Verse of the Day: Job 14:5
Feb 16, 2021•3 min•Season 1Ep. 48
Today it has become popular and even sounds like someone is highly educated to say they are atheist or agnostic. But the reality is that it takes more faith to deny God's existence than to believe in Him. When we can look around us and see evidence of God's creation, yet deny His existence, we are greatly deceived and foolish. Bible Reading: Psalms 13-14 Scripture Verse of the Day: Psalm 14:1
Feb 15, 2021•4 min•Season 1Ep. 47
Do not fear. Three simple words spoken over 400 times in one form or another in the Bible. Simple words that are so hard for us to carry out unless we have faith. But the One Who told us not to fear would not have told us not to if it wasn't possible. Bible Reading: Isaiah 37-42 Scripture Verse of the Day: Isaiah 41:10
Feb 14, 2021•3 min•Season 1Ep. 46
Partial obedience is not truly obedience. Sometimes I will ask my children to do a chore and I can tell when they don't want to. They do it halfway. When we do things halfway, we are forgetting what others have done for us, let alone what God has done for us. Bible Reading: Judges 1-5 Scripture Verse of the Day: Judges 3:7
Feb 13, 2021•3 min•Season 1Ep. 45
We like to fit in—to feel like we belong. But God has not called us to be like the world. He has called us to a light to it. Bible Reading: Genesis 25-28 Scripture Verse of the Day: Genesis 26:3
Feb 12, 2021•4 min•Season 1Ep. 44
We know how to provide for our flesh, but what are we providing for our spirit? It is so easy to think of caring for our flesh, but it is our Spirit that we can neglect. Bible Reading: Romans 13-14 Scripture Verse of the Day: Romans 13:14
Feb 11, 2021•3 min•Season 1Ep. 43
Sometimes the biggest stumbling block can be ourselves as we try to figure things out on our own. We get in the way with our limitations of God and with a focus on things that cause us to lose focus on what really matters. But when we lay down our agenda and pick up God's, we let go of trying to control things that really are controlling us. Bible Reading: Matthew 15-17 Scripture Verse of the Day: Matthew 16:23
Feb 10, 2021•3 min•Season 1Ep. 42
Rest. A foreign word to this weary world. So often we can't rest because of our own busyness, but there is also the lurking insecurity that snuffs out our ability to truly rest and trust. But those who are in Christ have found true rest. They are secure and unmovable because of Jesus our living Hope. Bible Reading: Job 11-12 Scripture Verse of the Day: Job 11:18
Feb 09, 2021•3 min•Season 1Ep. 41
Sometimes the thing we need protection from is words. People can destroy one another with their tongues if not their thoughts and attitudes. The phrase, "Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me" is simply not true. Perhaps spoken by one who was trying to have tough skin, but the truth is that words can be very powerful. We need to use them wisely and well. Bible Reading: Psalms 11-12 Scripture Verse of the Day: Psalm 12:7
Feb 08, 2021•3 min•Season 1Ep. 40
Relying on the world for help will leave us worse off than when we began. But relying on God never fails us. Bible Reading: Isaiah 31-36 Scripture Verse of the Day: Isaiah 32:17
Feb 07, 2021•3 min•Season 1Ep. 39
It can be so hard to be patient to wait for hard times to be over. But just quoting the phrase, "this too shall pass" is not real hope. When ALL of God's good promises always come to pass, we don't just hope for our problems to be over, but we hope in the One Who is in complete control and bigger than all of our problems. Bible Reading: Joshua 21-24 Scripture Verse of the Day: Joshua 21:45
Feb 06, 2021•3 min•Season 1Ep. 38
All that we have in this life is not ours, and yet when we have to let go of what we have been given, that is not so easy. Abraham was promised a son. Then God told him to offer his son back to God. When we hope for something and wait so long to see it fulfilled, the thought of just giving it up is painful. But God. Abraham knew that the character and promises of God meant that God's request had good purposes. Bible Reading: Genesis 21-24 Scripture Verse of the Day: Genesis 22:8(a)...
Feb 05, 2021•4 min•Season 1Ep. 37
When we have grown up in the culture we have, we can grow accustomed to how things are supposed to be and how we should respond. And we can lose our passion. So it is in Christ. We can adapt to a Christian culture and become religious, losing the passion we should have for Christ who died for us! Bible Reading: Romans 11-12 Scripture Verse of the Day: Romans 12:11
Feb 04, 2021•4 min•Season 1Ep. 36
Jesus is LORD of all. Sometimes man likes to think that he is his own "god". But ironically we find the greatest peace in surrendering to God's LORDship, not our own. Bible Reading: Matthew 12-14 Scripture Verse of the Day: Matthew 12:25 "And knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, 'Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste; and no city or house divided against itself will stand.'"
Feb 03, 2021•4 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Sometimes people want to blame God because life did not go the way they thought it should. It's the common struggle of, "if God is good, why did He allow this into my life?" But we don't often ask the opposite question. Why did something bad NOT happen to me in this cursed, fallen world?" Life is a gift. Even and especially when it is hard. Life's hardness does not determine life's goodness or God's. Bible Reading: Job 9-10 Scripture Verse of the Day: Job 10:12 "You have granted me life and good...
Feb 02, 2021•4 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Do you know God? None of us have seen Him, and yet we can know Him. But how? We can know Him by His name. God's name indicates His faithfulness to His people. He is the great I AM, He is our Shepherd, our Savior. Our Redeemer. The God Who Sees Us. As we praise God for who He is, we discover who we are in His presence. Our identity is in our Maker. Bible Reading: Psalms 9-10 Scripture Verse of the Day: Psalm 9:10 "And those who know Your name will put their trust in You, For You, Lord, have not a...
Feb 01, 2021•4 min•Season 1Ep. 33
100% of everyone alive will die. And yet we don't tend to live in light of that reality. Christ took the sting out of death so we would not have to live in fear of it anymore. Christ accomplished great things for His people in removing shame and death. How now shall we live? Bible Reading: Isaiah 25-30 Scripture Verse of the Day: Isaiah 25:8 "He will swallow up death for all time, And the Lord God will wipe tears away from all faces, And He will remove the disgrace of His people from all the ear...
Jan 31, 2021•4 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Sometimes we have been given our portion from God but don't do anything with it. When we understand our inheritance, we will not want to waste it, but will work to develop and grow what God has given. Bible Reading: Joshua 17-20 Scripture Verse of the Day: Joshua 18:3
Jan 30, 2021•3 min•Season 3Ep. 31
Abraham was as old as the hills. But God still had plans for him. Sometimes we limit God because we limit ourselves. Maybe we don't believe that God is going to pull us through a circumstance or find it hard to believe we could be used for anything amazing. But God's promises are for those who believe in Him and follow His ways. Don't give up, friends—God is not through with you yet! Bible Reading: Genesis 17-20 Scripture Verse of the Day: Genesis 18:19
Jan 29, 2021•3 min•Season 3Ep. 30
I always get a little nervous, ok, a lot nervous, when I am put in situations that I do not feel certain about. I am just hoping someone will save my bacon, so to speak. And sometimes we don't have help. What then? God stands always ready to save us. Eternally as well as in the midst of life's hard places. He is a refuge. But sometimes people don't choose to be saved. What then? Bible Reading: Romans 9-10 Scripture Verse of the Day: Romans 10:13
Jan 28, 2021•3 min•Season 3Ep. 29
God's salvation ought to keep us humbled, right? We know that we did not do anything to deserve His kindness. Yet all too often once we are saved we can judge others. But the truth is, we are not in a position to judge. We who have received mercy should give the same. Bible Reading: Matthew 9-11 Scripture Verse of the Day: Matthew 9:13
Jan 27, 2021•3 min•Season 3Ep. 28
That the God of this universe would know the number of hairs on our heads, the thoughts we think before we do, and catch every tear we have is mind boggling. God is crazy about you, friend. He loves you so much that He gave His very life for you. But sometimes we can wish we could be under His radar when we feel just a bit too tried with troubles. But even then, God is demonstrating care if we are willing to see it. Bible Reading: Job 7-8 Scripture Verse of the Day: Job 7:17
Jan 26, 2021•4 min•Season 3Ep. 27
We'd like to avoid bumpy rides in this life, right? But we would not gain character and grow in our faith if all was always smooth. Bible Reading: Psalms 7-8 Scripture Verse of the Day: Psalm 7:9 "Please let the evil of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous; For the righteous God puts hearts and minds to the test."
Jan 25, 2021•4 min•Season 1Ep. 26
It is not enough to say that we believe God. Doing what He said and not compromising what He has revealed proves our belief or disbelief. Bible Reading: Isaiah 19-24 Scripture Verse of the Day: Isaiah 24:5 "The earth is also defiled by its inhabitants, for they violated laws, altered statutes, and broke the everlasting covenant."
Jan 24, 2021•3 min•Season 1Ep. 25
The voices of others around us can cause us to doubt our convictions. But when we remain steadfast and faithful despite the influences around us, we will be rewarded. Bible Reading: Joshua 13-16 Scripture Verse of the Day: Joshua 14:8 "Nevertheless my brothers who went up with me made the heart of the people melt with fear; but I followed the Lord my God fully."
Jan 23, 2021•3 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Sometimes we can feel unseen and small. And when life is hard, we can feel forgotten. But there is great comfort in knowing that God sees us. And His intentions toward us are always good. Bible Reading: Genesis 13-16 Scripture Verse of the Day: Genesis 16:13 "Then she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, 'You are a God who sees me'; for she said, 'Have I even seen Him here and lived after He saw me?'"
Jan 22, 2021•4 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Sin has no more power on those who have been crucified with Christ. What does this mean? Listen in today as we discuss how we can be free from sin. Bible Reading: Romans 6-8 Scripture Verse of the Day: Romans 6:6-7
Jan 21, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 22
