Christian encouragement and devotionals for your walk with Christ
We see a period. The end, no alternatives. No second chances, no do-over. No stops, no restarts, no going back. The little girl in Mark 5 is dead. No question mark, it was final. The last breath had been exhaled. Those that knew her were in mourning. To all, her story had ended- they didn’t know she’d forever live in the pages of our bibles, or that her story would impact people centuries later. All they knew is that this young girl was gone. Nothing they did could bring her back.
Have you ever left full, only to return empty? Maybe you followed God’s call, you journey out with Him excited and ready to do what He has put in your heart. Maybe God called you into ministry or missions, or maybe He called you into the unknown in your very own home. Perhaps God called you away from something, some people, some situations, a job. And now, now you find yourself exhausted, spent, used up, empty.
There are so many Bible stories that can inspire and change us, and the story of the Adulterous Woman In The Bible is no exception. It is through this story that we get a wonderful picture of God’s mercy and great compassion for us His children. Pin for later! This post contains affiliate links,…
I think for the most part when we come to Joshua 2 we tend to skip over Rahab’s profession or avoid Rahab entirely. We try to whitewash it a bit, maybe read over that bit of scripture a little faster, the wording can make us feel uncomfortable so we try to soften it.
I’m a planner. I like lists, I have stashes of sticky notes around the office to keep track of my priorities and ensure the most important stuff gets done before the important. Have you ever noticed in the Bible His priorities aren’t always what we think is most important?
My dad really enjoys fishing, when we were little he’d take us down the street to the lake in the late afternoon when the sun was starting to sink into the western edge of the lake to fish. He’d slide the worm on to the hook for us- we didn’t mind fishing but we weren’t about to touch that worm, and then we’d cast it out into the water and wait…
Pin For Later! This post contains affiliate links, read our Privacy Policy for more information. What Is Good Friday? Good Friday is a day of death. It marks the day that Jesus was crucified. It’s a day of atonement. Of God becoming man, and dying a horrible death so that all…
“It is finished” I will never forget those words spoken in a darkened sanctuary of our church during our annual Easter passion play. Even after seeing it night after night it still struck me as sound effects crackled thunder that shook the stage and lights flashed lighting across the stage above our heads. Even though…
It’s easy to tout God will never give me more then I can handle, when life is great. But what about when the fire starts to burn? When your life is disintegrating in a pillar of smoke. When you stand as Job did with suddenly empty hands, and you feel all alone. Is God with…
In the darkness of Good Friday, it’s easy to ask why God has abandoned us -in the wake of broken dreams nailed to a tree, in the face of tragedy that struck out of nowhere in the breathtaking triumph of evil that leaves us speechless- as a hammer prepares to strike a nail that will pierce the Savior. The story of the birth of Christ that we just celebrated a few months back comes to a crushing, agonizing stop.