Perfect Peace
“You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.” (Isaiah 26:3)
The pace of life we find ourselves in at times can be overwhelming. To-do lists, plans, worries and anxieties about the future can steal our peace. As children of God we can be living in a state of distress more than we would like to. But, Jesus in John 14:27 promised us a…
Hold Fast and Know
“Because he holds fast to Me in love, I will deliver him; I will protect him, because he knows My Name.” (Psalm 91:14)
Sometimes, it is through the hardest of situations that we discover that what the Bible says about the character of God is true and that God can be trusted. And in those times, we get to know more of who…
Cast Your Burden
Cast your burden on the Lord, and He will sustain you;
He will never permit the righteous to be moved. (Psalm 55:22)
Do you feel burdened? Anxious? Worried? Give it to the Lord God. I KNOW this can sound cliche and even too easy, but that is truly the answer. Talk to the Lord about the things that burden you and any hard situation you find yourself in. The Psalmist left us…
Wait for the Lord
“I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in His word I hope;” (Psalm 130:5)
Waiting can be difficult. And I think sometimes we make it look easy to others, but on the inside we are struggling. Waiting is not just a saying, but it’s a personal decision we make that we show through our daily actions. In this Psalm, the writer mentions that…
A Life of Surrender
Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone would come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.” (Matthew 16:24-25)
Every time I read these verses, the word surrender comes to mind. Personally speaking, surrender is not always easy. It involves letting go of the things I try to control. Letting go of my selfish desires and…
God of Salvation
“Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise Him, my salvation and my God.” (Psalm 43:5)
Have you ever found yourself downcast or in turmoil within you? The writer of Psalm 43 had a good understanding of what that felt like. He thought that God had abandoned him because his enemies were oppressing him…