There are two kinds of magnifying: microscope magnifying and telescope magnifying. The one makes a small thing look bigger than it is. The other makes a big thing begin to look as big as it really is. When David says, “I will magnify God with thanksgiving,” he does...
As a result of… unwanted changes in my life, I have become a great fan of what I call the “Quickly Psalms.” These are those psalms–mostly David’s—in which he not only makes his requests of God, but adds a “rush order” to them. In other words, “Lord, I’m...
Joni Eareckson Tada writes, “When pain puts me in constant crisis mode, I become easy prey for the Enemy. After a long season of trying to stay on top of my pain, I grow weary of fighting. But not too weary to reach for a song. And not just any song. The...
How would you describe heaven to someone who has never heard about it or read about it in God’s Word? Sometimes when I want to paint a picture of what heaven will be like—especially for those who don’t believe in God—I borrow the words of the prophet Isaiah, letting...
Answer: Life is hard. Disease, death, and difficulties abound on this side of eternity. Sin has marred what God originally created perfect. While difficulties are rarely enjoyable when we experience them, these hardships are only a “momentary, light affliction” (2...
Malcolm Muggeridge said once during an interview, “ As an old man…looking back on one’s life, it’s one of the things that strikes you most forcibly—that the only thing that’s taught anyone anything is suffering. Not success, not happiness, not anything like that. ...
….the real question, of course, is not whether God can heal or does heal; it is whether or not God wills to heal all those who truly come to Him 8n faith. In other words, is it always a given that He will say yes to our requests for healing? Is it a sure thing, a...
“And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work.” —2 Corinthians 9:8 Grace For Today The Apostle Paul here is emphasizing the fact that grace is sufficient for every need in the...
He has said…so that we may boldly say…” Hebrews 13:5-6 My say-so is to be built on God’s say-so. God says—“I will never leave you,” then I can with good courage say—“The Lord is my helper, I will not fear”—I will not be haunted by apprehension. This does not mean...
I know that to arrive at this state of consolation about our illness, the beginning is very difficult; for we must act purely in faith. But though it is difficult, we know also that we can do all things with the grace of God, which He never refuses to them who ask it...