Daily Disciples: Move MountainsToday's Reading: Exodus 14; Matthew 17So Jesus said to them, "Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you. - Matthew 17:20The word "faith" has numerous definitions and interpretations. From the intellectual...  Read More

Daily Disciples: Listen and ObeyToday’s Readings: Numbers 3; Mark 3:20-35Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah: "Leave here, turn eastward and hide in the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan. You will drink from the brook, and I have ordered the ravens to feed you there." So he did what the LORD had told him. He went to the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan, and stayed there. The ravens brought h...  Read More

Praying rather than complainingJohn North“Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.” 1 Peter 5:6-7Instead of complaining, pray!It is so easy to feel very negative about many things in life. The news is full of reports that concern us and our own lives have many stresses, strug...  Read More

Results of Waiting – Chuck SwindollNow, even though what happened in the three days between chapters 4 and 5 is not recorded, don't think for a moment that God is whiling away His time, busy with other things. Remember, He may be invisible, but He is at work. That's the beauty of His invisibility. He can be moving in a thousand places at the same time, working in circumstances that are beyond our ...  Read More

Delivered by Prayer – Alistair BeggI know that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance. Philippians 1:19Are there people in your life for whom you don’t pray because you think they don’t need it? With our limited human perspective, it can be easy to overlook those who appear on the outside to have it all together. But the truth is, we a...  Read More

Finding rest and peaceJohn North“Lifting up his eyes, then, and seeing that a large crowd was coming toward him, Jesus said to Philip, “Where are we to buy bread, so that these people may eat?” He said this to test him, for he himself knew what he would do. Philip answered him, “Two hundred denarii worth of bread would not be enough for each of them to get a little.” One of his disciples, Andrew, ...  Read More

I'm Available – Chuck SwindollLet's look at Haman. This guy hates Mordecai not just because he's a Jew, but because Mordecai will not bow down to him. So Haman talks the king into a game plan. "If you follow my rules, I will pour money into your treasury. All I ask is that you give me the right to rid the land of all these Jews." And so King Ahasuerus, believing Haman and ignoring the brutal genoc...  Read More

Adopted, Welcomed, LovedGreg LaurieThose who are dominated by the sinful nature think about sinful things, but those who are controlled by the Holy Spirit think about things that please the Spirit. (Romans 8:5 NLT)God wants His Spirit to permeate every area of your life: your thought life, your relationships, your work, and everything that you do. The apostle Paul wrote to the church in Ephesus, “...  Read More

A Prayer for God-Thoughts Day and NightBy Laura Bailey“Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.” - Romans 12:2 NLTOur lives are full of distractions. I sit down to read my Bible in the morning, but at the familiar buzz of my ph...  Read More

As He Planned – Alistair BeggWhat do you have that you did not receive? If then you received it, why do you boast as if you did not receive it? 1 Corinthians 4:7We call it by different names, disguising it in many ways—but jealousy is often one of the “tolerated” evangelical sins. You are unlikely to find it on a “Top Ten” list of sins that a pastor is warning his church against or mentioned very ...  Read More

God Will Call You Out of the BoatBy Jessica Van Roekel“But when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, ‘Lord, save me.’ Jesus immediately reached out his hand and took hold of him saying to him, ‘O you of little faith, why did you doubt?’” - Matthew 14:30-31, ESV.One of my daughters didn’t like it when I declared, “Let’s go on an adventure!” She was five and afraid of ...  Read More

Why We Should be Thankful for Unanswered Prayers (2 Peter 1:5-9)By: Jennifer Heeren“For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing me...  Read More