Gleanings From The Word

Daily devotionals from Scripture to nourish your faith, deepen your prayer life, and grow in God's grace.

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God’s Promises 0

God’s Promises

We have all made promises, some we have kept and others we have broken, for reasons, good, bad, and unknown. The Lord made many promises throughout the Scriptures, and God’s promises are never broken. We all know people whose promises are not dependable. Their word is less than trustworthy, and you can almost count on them not keeping it. The Scriptures are full of verses...

When we say no to God

We want to follow our hearts and wills. That seems like good

Perseverance – A Christian Virtue

In life, we often have to persevere, sometimes through trials and difficult times. Yet perseverance is highly regarded as a Christian virtue. Why?

Thorns – God’s grace is sufficient

His grace is enough.

Enough? For what? His grace is sufficient for whatever we face. His grace will outlast any suffering, trials, or thorns we will encounter.

Resolve to be more Christ like

One source puts it this way, “Becoming more like Christ is the desire of every believer, and it is encouraging to know that God has the same desire for us. In fact, the Bible says that God “predestined [believers] to be conformed to the likeness of his Son” (Romans 8:29). Making us Christlike is God’s work, and He will see it through to the end (Philippians 1:6).”

Jesus never changes – let’s celebrate that truth!

The world has gone insane. It celebrates darkness and denies even fundamental truths. We wonder, “How crazy will it get?”

Yet the Kingdom is here at least in part and has been growing like a mustard seed since the death and resurrection of Jesus.