And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord. —Romans 8:38-39 Nothing means nothing and nothing can separate the follower of Jesus from the love of God— nothing! There are those who fear death, but fellow follower of Jesus we need not…

O my people, listen to my instructions. Open your ears to what I am saying, for I will speak to you in a parable. I will teach you hidden lessons from our past—stories we have heard and known, stories our ancestors handed down to us. We will not hide these truths from our children; we will tell the next generation about the glorious deeds of the Lord, about his power and his mighty wonders. For he issued his laws to Jacob; he gave his instructions to Israel. He commanded our ancestors to teach them to their children, so the next generation might know them— even the children not yet born—…

It is God alone who judges; he decides who will rise and who will fall. —Psalm 75:7 Wow, so many people are anxious, bitter, angry or even despairing over this up-coming election. That should not be so with us fellow follower of Jesus! We know who is ultimately in control of all things and works all things together to carry out His plans and purposes. That is what He has been doing since the Fall of Man (Genesis 3) — since man decided not to follow God’s ways, rebel and do what He desires. But this does not hinder the Lord God Almighty to accomplish His desires. He works in…

You guide me with your counsel, leading me to a glorious destiny. Whom have I in heaven but you? I desire you more than anything on earth. My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak, but God remains the strength of my heart; he is mine forever. Those who desert him will perish, for you destroy those who abandon you. But as for me, how good it is to be near God! I have made the Sovereign Lord my shelter, and I will tell everyone about the wonderful things you do. —Psalm 73:24-28 Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace…

Abraham never wavered in believing God’s promise. In fact, his faith grew stronger, and in this he brought glory to God. He was fully convinced that God is able to do whatever he promises. And because of Abraham’s faith, God counted him as righteous. And when God counted him as righteous, it wasn’t just for Abraham’s benefit. It was recorded for our benefit, too, assuring us that God will also count us as righteous if we believe in him, the one who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead. He was handed over to die because of our sins, and he was raised to life to make us right with…

Praise the Lord; praise God our savior! For each day he carries us in his arms. —Psalm 68:19 I am sure you have had “one of those days.” We all do. Some of us have more of those type days than others. There are those whose “one of those days” presses on for years, sometimes decades or a life-time. For us who believe in Jesus we know “our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all” (II Corinthians 4:17). “Light and momentary troubles!” When a person is in them they surely do not feel “light and momentary!” But then we need to…

For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes–the Jew first and also the Gentile. —Romans 1:16 May God be merciful and bless us. May his face smile with favor on us. ay your ways be known throughout the earth, your saving power among people everywhere. May the nations praise you, O God. Yes, may all the nations praise you. Let the whole world sing for joy, because you govern the nations with justice and guide the people of the whole world. May the nations praise you, O God. Yes, may all the nations praise you.…

No one had eaten for a long time. Finally, Paul called the crew together and said, “Men, you should have listened to me in the first place and not left Crete. You would have avoided all this damage and loss. But take courage! None of you will lose your lives, even though the ship will go down. For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me, and he said, ‘Don’t be afraid, Paul, for you will surely stand trial before Caesar! What’s more, God in his goodness has granted safety to everyone sailing with you.’ So take courage! For I…

“So take courage! For I believe God. It will be just as he said” —Acts 27:25 “God is not a man, so he does not lie” (Numbers 23:19). “God, who does not lie” (Titus 1:2). I can trust God fully and He is the only One I can trust fully! He always does what He says He will do and there is no one or nothing that can keep Him from doing so. What He has determined He will do. There are times we put our trust in people or things and expect that the people or things will do what they say they will or what they are supposed…

No one can redeem the life of another or give to God a ransom for them—the ransom for a life is costly, no payment is ever enough—so that they should live on forever and not see decay. —Psalm 49:7-9 Did you grab that? “No one can redeem the life of another or give to God a ransom for them— the ransom is costly, no payment is enough.” Sin is an eternal problem. No mere man can take care of this eternal problem. This should help us understand who Jesus is. He is no mere man. He is the God Man. Only God can take care of this eternal sin problem…