We often think that God only calls upon people who are brave and don’t know what fear feels like. That isn’t true at all. God does not call the brave. He gives courage to those He calls. God’s answer to fear is never rooted in our power. It is always rooted in His presence.
We all have a call from God upon our lives. It is our responsibility to be obedient to that call. God made us different, women and men. But these differences are meant to complement each other, not contradict one another.
We have all experienced seasons of pain and hardship where it is difficult to understand why we are enduring them. We need to remember that God has a plan for these times and will use them. We cannot have a testimony without having gone through a test. If dependence on God is the goal, perhaps our weakness is our greatest asset.
The Book of Judges is all about God’s relentless pursuit of His rebellious people. No matter how often they turned from Him and lived lives of disobedience, He was always willing to send a leader to shepherd them from their sinful ways and back toward Him. The cycle of sin is one that is constant in the story of humanity but if we come to God with repentance, He will welcome us back into His wide open arms.
The church is made up of those who have chosen to follow Jesus and accept Him as their Savior. The church is meant for several things: to always point people toward Jesus, to be bold in sharing the Gospel, and to be recognized as being with Jesus.
We are all dead in some manner, whether that be in our doubts, disappointments, or delays. Jesus came to this Earth and made the ultimate sacrifice for us, so that we would no longer be dead but have eternal life with Him and our Father in Heaven. The resurrection isn’t just what Jesus did for us. it is who He is.
It’s all about Jesus. It always has been and it always will be.
The story of the Bible is full of God’s goodness and faithfulness. He is good and faithful even when we fall short. Sometimes we ask the question: where is God in my time of hardship? He is there the whole time. You just have to take those small steps of obedience to experience the God-sized results that only He can deliver.
Ever since sin entered the world, humanity has been in need of a rescue plan. The theme of rescue is prevalent throughout God’s word. Moses was sent as a rescuer to the Hebrews in Egypt, foreshadowing the ultimate rescue that would be fulfilled when God sent His Son to die for our sins when Jesus was crucified. We become part of the rescue team once we accept the rescue that we are offered through this sacrifice.
When we think of promises, it’s easy to think of the ones we’ve seen broken or even broken ourselves. But God’s promises are never broken. He always keep them. It’s up to us to believe Him… and then build our entire life around who He is and what He says.