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.
God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” Hebrews 13:5b NIV There are so many encouraging promises found in God’s word, but this has to be at the top of the list! If you are a child of God, He will never leave you! Whatever …
Listen to my prayer, O God, do not ignore my plea; hear me and answer me. My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught. Psalm 55:1-2 NIV My heart is in anguish within me; the terrors of death have fallen on me. Fear and trembling have beset me; horror has …
In the land of Uz there lived a man whose name was Job. This man was blameless and upright; he feared God and shunned evil. Job 1:1 NIV Job was a righteous man who respected God and always tried to do the right thing. God had blessed job with great …
You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. Genesis 50:20 NIV Whatever Satan is throwing your way today, take heart, though he intends to destroy you, God can turn it around and use it for …
And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever. Revelation 20:10 NIV Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,” for the …
The Lord turned and looked straight at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word the Lord had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows today, you will disown me three times.” And he went outside and wept bitterly. Luke 22:61-62 NIV When Judas, who had betrayed him, saw that Jesus was …
David took these words to heart and was very much afraid. 1 Samuel 21:12a NIV David was the “apple of God’s eye,” a “man after God’s own heart,” yet life was not easy for David. He lived through some really difficult times. I’m grateful that we have his life story, …
The Lord is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid? When the wicked advance against me to devour me, it is my enemies and my foes who will stumble and fall. Though an army …
Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side to Bethsaida, while He Himself was sending the crowd away. After bidding them farewell, He left for the mountain to pray. When it was evening, the boat was in the middle of …
Remember the days of old; consider the generations long past. Ask your father and he will tell you, your elders, and they will explain to you. When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance, when he divided all mankind, he set up boundaries for the peoples according to the …
“When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea, got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them. The sea became rough because a strong wind was blowing. When they had rowed about three or four …
As he approached the town gate, a dead person was being carried out—the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her. When the Lord saw her, his heart went out to her and he said, “Don’t cry.” Then …
But the Lord stood at my side and gave me strength. 2 Timothy 4:17a NIV Paul wrote these words at the end of his life, in his final letter to Timothy, from prison, awaiting execution. As the apostle looked back on his life, perhaps reflecting on the hardships of ministry, …
Be strong and courageous! These are words that Joshua heard again and again as he stood on the edge of God’s calling to lead the people into all that God had for them. First he heard them from his mentor, Moses. Then Moses summoned Joshua and said to him in …
Excerpts from Psalm 18 – (NIV) I love you, Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer I cried to my God for help From his temple he heard my voice My cry came before him, into his ears He shot his arrows and scattered …
We love because he first loved us. 1 John 4:19 NIV What is it that draws men to God? It has to be His amazing love! Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it …