Author: FaithOnMotion
“I will bend Judah as I bend my bow and fill it with Ephraim. I will rouse your sons, O Zion, against your sons, O Greece, and make you like a warrior’s sword” (Zech 9:13). In the early church there was an emphasis on developing a heart toward God. This was the Hebraic way. The
Glancing this way and that and seeing no one, he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand. – Exodus 2:12 Moses saw the pain of his people. He saw the bondage and the injustice. His heart was enraged, and he decided he would do something. He would take matters into his own hands.
Son, you see your weakened condition as something bad. I see it as something good. I do hurt for you because I know it is a hard place to be in. But I do my greatest work through broken vessels. Some of my kids become victims to their plights. Others become victors. You are one
“Your approval means nothing to Me, because I know you don’t have God’s love within you. For I have come to you in My Father’ name, and you have rejected Me. Yet if others come in their own name, you gladly welcome them. No wonder you can’t believe! For you gladly honor each other, but
So many of my sons and daughters refuse to trust me for the impossible. They see their situation and conclude it will always be the way they see it now. I am glad you are acting differently. You have done well to stand on several of my promises. “Is anything too hard for the Lord?”
“The manna stopped the day after they ate this food from the land; there was no longer any manna for the Israelites, but that year they ate of the produce of Canaan” (Josh 5:12). God calls you to eat from the fruit of your own work. During the exodus from Egypt, Israel had to eat
“Once a religious leader asked Jesus this question: ‘Good Teacher, what should I do to inherit eternal life?’ ‘Why do you call me good?’ Jesus asked him. ‘Only God is truly good.’” -Luke 18:18 & 19 Have you ever said about someone, “She’s such a good person,” or “He’s a good person”? I’ve found myself
But Paul shouted, “Don’t harm yourself! We are all here!” – Acts 16:28 Paul and Silas had just been thrown into prison. An earthquake erupted and the jail cell was opened. It’s Paul and Silas’ opportunity. “Deliverance! Praise God!” might be the appropriate response. But this is not what Paul and Silas did. In fact,
This piece was adapted from CT’s books newsletter. Subscribe here. Donna Barber, Enough for Today: Forty Reflections for Surviving the Wilderness (InterVarsity Press, 2025) Wilderness seasons tend…
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