Therefore, do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised. For yet in a very little while, He who is coming will come, and will not…

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly. John 10:10 In this verse, Jesus gives a glaring contrast between the devil’s work to diminish and His plan to bring the kind of life heaven itself enjoys.  1. THE DEVIL…

Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice! Philippians 4:4  1. THINK ON THINGS THAT PRODUCE JOY AND PEACE. Jesus produces joy in our lives. The joy of the Lord is a confidence and settledness, and it’s a kind of serenity that is not based on our circumstances but…

But as for me, the nearness of God is my good;I have made the Lord God my refuge,That I may tell of all Your works. Psalm 73:28  1. DRAW NEAR TO GOD. This Psalm of Asaph articulates something we see in the lives of Moses, David, Abraham, and absolutely in Jesus’…

Consider it all joy, my brothers and sisters, when you encounter various trials [or temptations], knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. James 1:2-3*  1. EMBRACE RESISTANCE TRAINING. I’m going to the gym later today, and I know that resistance training produces muscle. I know that the difficulties of…

Blessed is the person who does not walkin the counsel of the wicked,Nor stand in the path of sinners,Nor sit in the seat of scoffers!But his delight is in the Law of the Lord,And on His Law he meditates day and night.Psalm 1:1-2  STABILIZE YOUR DAY WITH THE BIBLE. Right at…

The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil. 1 John 3:8b There is extraordinary intentionality behind what God initiated when He said, “Let there be light,” and created us (Genesis 1:3, 27). Then, when Jesus walked the earth, He had a purpose to…

Why are you in despair, O my soul?And why have you become disturbed within me?Hope in God, for I shall again praise HimFor the help of His presence…The help of my countenance and my God.Psalm 42:5, 11 NASB 1995 The author of this psalm asks himself two questions: why are…

Draw me after you and let’s run together!The king has brought me into his chambers. Song of Solomon 1:4 1. DRAWN TO GOD. Song of Solomon is a fascinating book in the Bible about a love story that parallels with both romantic love and the relationship we can have with God. It…

And Jesus kept increasing in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and people. Luke 2:52 This verse describes the progress and increase in Jesus’ life as a young person. We are at our best, and life is most hopeful when we focus on becoming like Jesus and asking what He would…