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Yesterday we focused on the pathway by which God will “heal our land” (2 Chronicles 7:14). What hope is there for such healing today?

 As we noted yesterday, God cannot encourage idolatry lest he participate in it and reward that which harms us. By contrast, when we seek God, “O LORD, you will ordain peace for us, for you have indeed done for us all our works” (v. 12).

I plan to focus tomorrow on practical ways to “concentrate” on God so fully that we find victory over “besetting” sins and thus become catalysts for spiritual renewal in our broken culture. For today, let’s close by choosing to take these sins to...

Patience is not only about time but also about trust in the Lord. Trusting Him to bring about His purpose and plan in the perfect timing that only He could know. Patience is also about trusting that the “how” might look different than we imagined.

In her new book, Out of the Dark: My Journey Through the Shadows to Find God's Joy, Christian musician Mandisa opens up about her mental health battle. In an interview with Christian Headlines, she shared that writing the book was one of the...

According to sources, a pastor’s wife is still bed-ridden after hard-line Sikhs and Hindus broke her leg in an attack on their church last month in northern India.

More than ever, teachers need support and encouragement. They give so much every single day in an effort to not only educate but to leave an impression on their students. Praying for and supporting teachers you know can make a difference in their...

The older I get, the more life experiences I walk through, the more I believe that God plants desires inside of us, then asks us to pursue Him as He leads us to our dreams. Too many times we chase after our dreams, hoping God is following close...

When we face the inevitable crises of life, we can turn to ourselves, our capacities, and our achievements, or we can turn to the One who created us, endowed us with our capacities, and enabled our achievements. We can trust creatures or their...

If we have trouble finding God’s peace, we need to examine our walk. Maybe there’s an unconfessed sin in our lives that we haven’t dealt with. Maybe we haven’t been living out our faith consistently. We can rest in the promise of His Word, knowing...

At the end of life, moments with such treasured people and events become the pearls we string in gladness around our necks. Moments where common happiness abides, and where even the mention of the memory brings back a smile.

There is a guilt attached to feeling jealous or even acknowledging that we desire something. In order to not hurt others, make them feel bad, or sometimes just to hide the hurt we feel, we stuff down our own feelings. It is important to remember...

When the crisis comes, run to God. The Hebrew word for refuge is literally “a place to which we flee.” Don’t walk to him—run. Run to his help, his power, his love, his grace. And seek the “strength” he offers, knowing that his power can be yours...

If you and I will meet with our risen Lord each day in worship, submitting to his Spirit (Ephesians 5:18) and asking him to manifest the character of our Lord in our lives (Galatians 5:22-23), he will answer our prayer. If, like Jesus, we will...

Cancer is a terribly evil and deadly disease in any and every form. So why is it we are so ill-equipped to deal with the equally real cancers that can develop, spread and kill the body of Christ? There are many that can take root, but none worse...

We must embrace church discipline over the fear of what people might think. We must not shy away from the truth, but face it head-on knowing that God is the author of truth and that there is nothing hidden that will not be brought to light.