By Ann O’Malley “Are you happy?” asked my friend. It seemed like an odd question coming from a Christian, so I hesitated before answering it. I was going through a difficult trial at the time. Shouldn’t she be asking me,…
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. {very present help, abundantly available help, very ready help, well-proved help – other translations} Therefore we will not fear, though the earth gives way, and the mountains fall into…
Many years ago as a very young believer, I asked God to be made like Jesus. I wanted to understand Him; to become as loving and understanding as He, not realizing that this might involve some difficult and even painful…
Because He is the bread of life (John 6:35), I am satisfied in Him ~ so I can have contentment no matter how things around me change. (Philippians 4:11) Because He is the same yesterday, today, and forever (Hebrews 13:8),…
For all of us have become like one who is unclean, And all our righteous deeds are like a filthy garment; And all of us wither like a leaf, And our iniquities, like the wind, take us away. ~ Isaiah 64:6…