Category Archives: Christian Devotional

“Every day is an important day for us because it is a day ordained by God . . . Trust is not a passive state of mind. It is a vigorous act of the soul by which we choose to lay hold on the promises of God and cling to them despite the adversity that at times seeks to overwhelm us.”
― Jerry Bridges, Trusting God: Even When Life Hurts

“Today is mine. Tomorrow is none of my business. If I peer anxiously into the fog of the future, I will strain my spiritual eyes so that I will not see clearly what is required of me now.” Elizabeth Elliott.

The gospel can transform our identity. It did that for Paul. Why is it so hard for us women not to compare ourselves with someone else who appears to have it all together?

Fullness: Containing all that is wanted, needed, or possible. Not needing anything more. That state of being filled to capacity. Complete. Lacking nothing.

Epignosis knowledge means precise and correct knowledge of things ethical and divine. It is having divine wisdom. It is intimate, personal, and experiential knowledge of God and Christ.

Tender intimacy with the Lord, during the stress and trials in our life, develops within us the right perspective of having stability in God as our rock, shield, and fortress. But do we fully understand and own it?

David said in Psalm 63:2: “Thus I have seen You in the sanctuary, to see Your power and Your glory.” David experienced God’s presence and found God’s faithful love is more precious to him than life itself.

In the Old Testament, the Hebrew word Shaquat, meant to be at peace; be tranquil; be quiet; undisturbed. It was used 41 times throughout Joshua all the way to Zachariah.

I desire to have someone say during the eulogy at my memorial service some day: “She was rich in faith and her dignity was like the color purple.”

What verse sustains you? What verse reminds you God will work it all out? What verse echoes your praise of thanksgiving to God?