James 1:2-3 (LSB) 2 Consider it all joy, my brothers, when you encounter various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith brings about perseverance. Walking with God teaches us a wide variety of things. Some of those things are surprising. We learn of who He is. We learn His ways. We learn of … Read more
Psalm 121:1-2 (LSB) 121 I will lift up my eyes to the mountains; From where shall my help come? 2 My help comes from Yahweh, Who made heaven and earth. Trials. Tough times. Unexpected crises. Sudden tragedies. Famines. Sadness. Loss. Mourning. These are things we all face in our lifetimes. Jesus told us this would … Read more
Job 42:10 (NKJV) 10 And the Lord restored Job’s losses when he prayed for his friends. Indeed the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before. Job was a righteous man who feared God. He was blameless and upright, and he shunned evil. Despite this, Job went through some very big hardships. He … Read more
John 16:33 (NKJV) 33 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.” Right now, at this very moment, so many are going through trials. The world has become a very difficult place … Read more
Hebrews 12:2 (NKJV) 2 looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. There are many things humans have a hard time with. Here are a few … Read more
Jeremiah 29:11 (NKJV) 11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. Don’t be scared. Times are very different and God’s people are seeing it for what it is. We know that things have changed … Read more
Job 40:3-4 (NJKV) 3 Then Job answered the Lord and said: 4 “Behold, I am vile; What shall I answer You? I lay my hand over my mouth. It’s funny how tough, uncomfortable situations can show us who we are and what we’re made of. Times of trial can squeeze us, putting pressure on us … Read more
Jeremiah 29:11 (NKJV) 11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. Are we having to start over today? Maybe we lost everything we had. Maybe we got let go on our job. Or maybe … Read more
2 Corinthians 1:8-9 (NKJV) 8 For we do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, of our trouble which came to us in Asia: that we were burdened beyond measure, above strength, so that we despaired even of life. 9 Yes, we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in … Read more
Psalm 27:13 (NKJV) 13 I would have lost heart, unless I had believed That I would see the goodness of the Lord In the land of the living. Have you ever had something happen that made you feel like someone had kicked you square in the gut? Life can sometimes deal some harsh blows. It’s … Read more
Psalm 34:19 (NKJV) 19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous, But the Lord delivers him out of them all. Affliction; Something that causes pain or suffering. Ailment, trouble, indisposition, menace, trouble. We have all experienced something that falls into at least one of those categories. Maybe we’re even facing something like that right now. … Read more