Sometimes we cannot see what is ahead of us and we become afraid. The people to whom Jeremiah spoke these words were in a life-altering situation of exile. They were anxious for reassurance. Jeremiah warned the people not to listen to empty promises of prosperity apart from obeying God’s instructions...

People who call themselves “Christians” quote this verse a lot, but then show distrust when they or their children face academic challenges like algebra or chemistry. Likewise, we think we have some kind of spiritual maturity, but we are spiritual infants at best until we receive the strength of Jesus...

Can you summon the will to fight on and rise again? This is a question we may need to ask ourselves many times in our lives. When setbacks come our way, when we seem to face failure after failure, when disappointments keep flooding in, can we summon the will to...

In this verse, James emphasizes the fact that true faith in God must be associated with good works. He is not saying that salvation requires good works, but when good works are done out of genuine faith, God always gets the glory. According to James, if we truly believe what...

Do you believe that God is real? The evidence is all around you in nature and in the complexity of your own body (Romans 1:19-20). If you have believed otherwise, ask Jesus to open the eyes of your heart to see. Did you know that Jesus was present and participated...