“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9 NIV Be strong and courageous! Sounds good. But does that mean as long as we’re brave and determined, we’ll succeed at whatever...

“You, Lord, are my shepherd. I will never be in need.You let me rest in fields of green grass.You lead me to streams of peaceful water,and you refresh my life.” Psalm 23:1-3 CEV Resting from our labors . . . Must be nice, right? It’s a pleasant thought, but we...

“Then the Israelites set out from the Desert of Sinai and traveled from place to place until the cloud came to rest in the Desert of Paran.” Numbers 10:12 NIV Do you ever feel like you’re stuck wandering in the wilderness? I do. If God has a plan for...

“Make this tabernacle and all its furnishings exactly like the pattern I will show you.” Exodus 25:9 NIV “I have chosen the way of faithfulness…” Psalm 119:30 NIV As I type this, I am fighting a terrible headache that has left me queasy and bedridden for the past day-and-a-half. Yesterday was...

“When Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the covenant law in his hands, he was not aware that his face was radiant because he had spoken with the Lord.”  Exodus 34:29 NIV Have you ever felt worn out by everything you feel called to do? Have you ever...

“As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up, and there were the Egyptians, marching after them. They were terrified and cried out to the Lord.” Exodus 14:10 NIV When we feel trapped by obstacles ahead of us and enemies behind us, what do we do? How do we save ourselves when we...

“He heard their cries from heaven, and remembered his promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob to bring their descendants back into the land of Canaan. Looking down upon them, he knew that the time had come for their rescue.” Exodus 2:23-25 TLB “Then the Lord said to Abram, ‘You can be sure...

“There once was a man named Job who lived in the land of Uz.He was blameless—a man of complete integrity.He feared God and stayed away from evil.”  Job 1:1 NLT “One day as the angels came to present themselves before the Lord, Satan, the Accuser, came with them.” Job 1:6...

“One night Joseph had a dream….” Genesis 37:5 NLT Have you ever felt a true calling from God? Have you ever received a message that you just knew was from Him, a message about His plan for your life, a message you couldn’t wait to share? If so, was...

“. . . Abram believed the Lord, and the Lord counted him as righteous because of his faith.” Genesis 15:6 NLT What makes us righteous in the eyes of God? Is it following all of His rules? Is it being of good moral character? Is it our perfect obedience? Not exactly. We...