The Bible offers hope and encouragement when we go through difficult moments. Blogs in this category focus on passages of scripture that give us the encouragement we need.
I love God’s law with all my heart. But there is another power within me that is at war with my mind. This power makes me a slave to the sin that is still within me. Oh, what a miserable person I am! Who will free me from this life …
“You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book.” Psalms 56:8 NLT Do you ever wonder if God sees your pain? Does he notice when you cry? He does! And not only does He see it, …
Cease striving and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10a NASB If something has been worrying you, causing you anxiety, or troubling your mind, follow the advice God gives us in Psalm 46 and begin to focus on God, rather than your circumstances. Let’s take a closer look at this …
So then, since we have a great High Priest who has entered heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we believe. Hebrews 4:14 NLT Why are we told to hold firmly to what we believe? Because we have an enemy who is working hard to loosen …
So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him. Acts 12:5 NIV When the church prays, incredible things happen. Prisoners are set free from the chains of sin and darkness! There is no situation you are facing today that God cannot turn around! …
Just as Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.” At once the Spirit sent him …
Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in: Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned with fire. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, and we will no longer be in disgrace.” …They replied, “Let us start rebuilding.” So they began this …
For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning. Psalm 30:5 NIV Do you ever feel like you’ve gone too far and God has withdrawn His love for you? If so, let His word …
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To God’s elect, exiles scattered throughout the provinces of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia, who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to be obedient to Jesus Christ and sprinkled with his …
Before very long, a wind of hurricane force, called the Northeaster, swept down from the island. The ship was caught by the storm and could not head into the wind; so we gave way to it and were driven along. Acts 27:14-15 NIV Acts 27 tells of a time in …
“I have become like broken pottery.” Psalm 31:12b NIV Every piece of broken pottery has a story behind it, a time when it was newly glazed, in the hand of it’s owner, fulfilling it’s purpose. And, of course, it has a story of how it was broken. The stark contrast …
Then Jesus told them this parable: “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders …
When evening came, his disciples went down to the lake, where they got into a boat and set off across the lake for Capernaum. By now it was dark, and Jesus had not yet joined them. A strong wind was blowing and the waters grew rough. John 6:16-18 NIV As …
In all their distress he too was distressed, and the angel of his presence saved them. In his love and mercy he redeemed them; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old. Isaiah 63:9 NIV Ever wonder if God sees your pain? Is He focused on …
“Some time later, Ben-Hadad king of Aram mobilized his entire army and marched up and laid siege to Samaria. There was a great famine in the city; the siege lasted so long that a donkey’s head sold for eighty shekels of silver, and a quarter of a cab of seed …
But I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of your love; for you are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble. You are my strength, I sing praise to you; you, God, are my fortress, my God on whom I can rely. Psalm 59:16-17 …