Category Archives: trials

50 Days of Promises (40): Transcendent Peace

Philippians 4:7  And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Who doesn’t need peace in their life. The very thought even as a Christian sounds so incredibly appealing. The … Continue reading

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Armor Series (5): The Shield Of Faith

Ephesians 6:14-17 14 Stand firm therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16 in addition to all, taking up … Continue reading

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50 Days of Promises (34): His Choice of You

1 Thessalonians 1:4 knowing, brethren beloved by God, His choice of you;           I woke this morning with a bit of anxiety. I didn’t know what was going on under the surface but clearly there was … Continue reading

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50 Days of Promises (33): Rich in Mercy

Ephesians 2:4-6 4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, 5 even when we were dead in o ur trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— … Continue reading

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50 Days of Promises (31): White As Snow

Isaiah 53:5 But he was pierced for our rebellion, crushed for our sins. He was beaten so we could be whole. He was whipped so we could be healed.                   Hearing, understanding … Continue reading

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50 Days of Promises (27): What Is It To Be Chosen

 1 Thessalonians 1:4  knowing, brethren beloved by God, His choice of you; Ephesians 1:4  just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. In love 1 Peter 2:9  But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own … Continue reading

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50 Days of Promises (26): Chosen With A Purpose

2 Timothy 1:8-9 8 Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord or of me His prisoner, but join with me in suffering for the gospel according to the power of God, 9 who has saved us … Continue reading

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50 Days of Promises (22): Now No Condemnation

Romans 8:1 Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For anyone not intimately familiar with Romans 8 and maybe struggling with trying to understand the miracle of Christ, I can not recommend enough taking … Continue reading

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50 Days of Promises (21): The Four Salvations

Ephesians 2:4-5 4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved) As is typical with God, I don’t believe … Continue reading

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50 Days of Promises (16): The Holy Spirit

Ephesians 1:11-14 11 In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, 12 so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of … Continue reading

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