“And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.” (John 1:5) If we walk in the light and are rejected, it is the light that is rejected because those in darkness cannot comprehend it. Therefore, their response to us may be dark or negative. Don’t take rejection, offenses, and disrespect personally. Darkness is offended by light. When the light is present, everything is illuminated. That’s why so much evil is done after the sun sets, under the sha

“You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.” (Isaiah 26:3) Throughout our life development, we have learned to respond to stimuli based on feelings and emotions rather than reality. This internal alarm system was shaped by the environment we grew up in, the models we were shown, and our life experiences. We learn very early to make assumptions as a way to survive, rather than to check in with what is real or to verify. While the autom

“He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.” (Psalms 91:11) There was a debate between two believers. One stated, “Once saved, always saved,” in response to an admonition to stay focused on Jesus. Unfortunately, many of us believe that, now that we are saved, we have a right to do whatever we want and that we will be protected. Spurgeon mentions that the enemy left out the latter part of this verse, “He shall keep you in all your ways,” because i

“He kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.” (Daniel 6:10b) The combination of prayer and praise is powerful as it allows us to connect with the Lord on a deeper, more personable level. Our relationship with God is nurtured through the gift of prayer and thanksgiving. “All of Daniel’s prayers were mingled with thanksgiving. Do observe it, for so many forget this, ‘He prayed and gave thanks to God.’ Surely, it

“Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge. I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.” (Psalm 16:1-2) We are often so quick to pass judgment on others. It is much easier to look at the faults of others than it is to focus on our own and keep those things before the Lord. Charles Spurgeon reminds us that without God's forgiveness through Jesus’ sacrificial death on the cross, we are no better than those we accuse, “Let him who is without sin among

“Jesus said to him, ‘If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.’ Immediately the father of the child cried out and said with tears. ‘Lord, I believe; help my unbelief!’” (Mark 9:24) “At one time, I saw unbelief dressed up as an angel of light. It calls itself humility, and it says, ‘I would not be presumptuous. God wouldn’t possibly pardon me. I am too great a sinner.’ We call that humility. I do not thank God for any such delusion. It is the devil dress

"Let my heart be sound in thy statues' that I be not ashamed."(Psalm 119:80) A heart that is at peace with God ushers in authenticity. The authentic individual is not living their life to please others, but to please God. "When the heart is right with God, there will be no need to be ashamed. Though you may make some mistakes and blunders, because you are human, yet, if you are sincere, shame shall not overtake you. What a blessing it is to have a sound heart!" Let's face it,