When we Allow How WE FEEL to Keep us From Prayer
Because of Christ and our faith in Him, we can now come fearlessly into God’s Presence assured of His glad welcome. Ephesians 3:12 NLT When you pray, do you sometimes feel like your prayers are hitting the ceiling? There are times I feel that way. Perhaps...
3 Personal Choices to Maintain Peace Despite World Circumstances
“These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 (Emphasis mine) Pandemic… Cancel Culture… Economic Chaos… Socialism… Globalism… As I allow my...
When God Makes us Fruitful in our Sorrows and Hardships
“…because God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.” – Genesis 41:52 Written by: Melissa Bell In my morning devotion, I came across this verse whose first part references the name Joseph gave his second son that in Hebrew means “fruitful.” “The second son...
3 Ways to Help a Hurting Friend
“Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and nights. No one said a word to Job, for they saw that his suffering was too great for words.” Job 2:13 By: Melissa Bell These words from the Book of Job simultaneously soothed my soul and pierced my heart. I have...
God & Country: What Does the Bible Say?
Proverbs 14:34 The Message God-devotion makes a country strong; God-avoidance leaves people weak. On July 4, 1776, the Bible tells us God determined a new nation would arise. He also determined that nation’s boundaries. Acts 17:26-27 New Living Translation (NLT)...