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.
“Let everyone call urgently on God. Let them give up their evil ways and their violence. Who knows? God may yet relent and with compassion turn from his fierce anger so that we will not perish.” Jonah 3:8b-9 NIV These words were uttered by the king of Nineveh after learning, …
The Lord delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love. Psalm 147:11 NIV The psalmist encourages us to put our hope in the unfailing love of God. Let’s take a look at the whole psalm and see why God’s love gives him hope. Keep …
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” ~Jesus John 14:27 NIV Is there anything more valuable than peace of mind? Let’s be …
If you love me, keep my commands…Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him…Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My …
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 …
Now a man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. (This Mary, whose brother Lazarus now lay sick, was the same one who poured perfume on the Lord and wiped his feet with her hair.) So the sisters sent word to …
Joyful are people of integrity, who follow the instructions of the Lord. Joyful are those who obey his laws and search for him with all their hearts. They do not compromise with evil, and they walk only in his paths. Psalm 119:1-3 NLT The simple truth is, you will never …
So he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the Lord Almighty. “What are you, mighty mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become level ground. Zechariah 4:6-7a NIV Sometimes the obstacles that stand in our …
“Build up, build up, prepare the road! Remove the obstacles out of the way of my people.” For this is what the high and exalted One says— he who lives forever, whose name is holy: “I live in a high and holy place, but also with the one who is …
“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 take a closer look at this …
Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” Luke 15:1-2 NIV Satan loves to make the world believe Jesus, and His followers, are intolerant, but Luke 15 …
This is what the Lord says: “You will be in Babylon for seventy years. But then I will come and do for you all the good things I have promised, and I will bring you home again. For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They …
From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God. He said: “In my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me. From the depths of the grave I called for help, and you listened to my cry.” Jonah 2:1a God had given Jonah a direct command …
The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners. Isaiah 61:1 NIV God knows life …
“Now my soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? No, it was for this very reason I came to this hour. Father, glorify your name!” John 12:27-28a NIV As Jesus got closer and closer to the cross, He fully understood the difficulty of …
The name of the LORD is a strong tower; The righteous runs into it and is safe. Proverbs 18:10 NASB I love the imagery this verse brings to my mind. To describe the righteous before they reach the tower I’d have to use words such as: Exhaustion, Fear, Desperation, Battle, …