Prayer is an action often expressed in our communities of faith. In Scripture, prayer is mentioned over 450 times! This tells us just how important a prayer life is for a follower of Jesus. Today’s devotional verses tie the words rejoice and thanksgiving to the continual act of prayer. Pastor...

In Isaiah 45:3, God promises Cyrus literal riches hidden in secret vaults. These treasures were real wealth taken from nations such as Babylon. Yet the purpose was greater than material gain. God says He would do this “so that you may know that I am the LORD.” The blessing was...

Just when we think we have it down pat, the script changes. The playbook we so diligently rehearsed and memorized—right down to the line—will not be used. What worked before will not work now, because God determines our times and seasons in every given moment. Those moments belong to God,...

Pastor Franklin preached on the treasury of snow on Sunday. In Job chapter 38, God is questioning Job because everyone around him (including perhaps himself) seems to think they know all about God. In verse 4, 5, God asks, “Where were you when I hid the foundations of the earth?...

God speaks from the whirlwind, not to explain suffering, but to reveal Himself. He asks Job a question not to shame him, but to steady him: Have you seen the storehouses? These are places untouched by human effort—provision prepared long before the need arises, power reserved, not wasted, strength held...