Category: Devotionals
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Anchor #4: God’s Great Faithfulness
“But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end;they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness” (Lamentations 3:21-23, emphasis added). I remember the first time I felt outright rejection. I was in kindergarten, and my up-to-then best…
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Anchor #3: God’s Daily Provision
“But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning.” (Lamentations 3:21-23). Have you ever wondered how you would face your greatest fears in life? Your “even if” moments? What if your family falls…
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Anchor #2
God’s Endless Mercy “But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end” (Lamentations 3:21-22). Mercy has been defined to me as “not getting what you deserve.” Our actions have consequences. And, friend, our sin deserves death. Sometimes we…
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Anchor #1: God’s Steadfast Love
“But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases” (Lamentations 3:21-22a). In case you missed it, last week I promised we would look at the spiritual anchors that Jeremiah “called to mind” when he needed hope. Anchors that we, too, can hide in our hearts…
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Creating Spiritual Anchors
Part 1 “But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope:” (Lamentations 3:21) Notice how this verse ends? That little punctuation mark isn’t a period but a colon. The thought isn’t done, the image isn’t complete—there’s something important coming. The author (likely Jeremiah) is in the midst of terrible affliction and uncertainty, crying…
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Three Verses We Need to Remind us of God’s Protection
God is the secret place for our souls that the world cannot touch, eternally secure once we have been hidden in Christ (Colossians 3:3). The fears and trials of this world are big. But our God is bigger. No matter what we face, no matter how bad it gets, He’ll simply never let us go. …
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Three Verses for When Life is Hard.
(And what they really mean.) 1. Jeremiah 29:11: “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and hope.” For believers today, this promise is fulfilled through our current spiritual security in Christ (nothing can separate us from His love!)…
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Be Real. Love Well.
“Let love be genuine” (Romans 12:9). What if we stopped hiding our flaws? What if we allowed ourselves be the somewhat awkward, imperfect, “that-did’t-come-out-quite-right” people that we are? Do you really think people would turn away? Or would our honesty and authenticity draw them in? I am more convinced than ever that people crave real…
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Flourishing in the Son
“But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on His Law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season and its leaf does not wither” (Psalm 1:2-3). Discontent? … Not quite. Flat?… Perhaps. Restless? … Getting closer. I wish…
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Letting Go in the In-Between
“The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps” (Proverbs 16:9). “Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established” (Proverbs 16:3). Is anyone else in a season of in-between? Wondering what the future holds and how plans will unfold? Or, if I am being honest, is anyone…