Tag: Perseverance
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Day 142: Light is Sown, and Light Dawns (Psalm 97:11)
Light and joy are not things we manufacture for ourselves. Psalm 97 says they are sown by God into the lives of His people. Some seeds bloom quickly. Others wait beneath the frozen ground for spring. But every seed of light and joy God plants in upright hearts will bring a harvest in season. As…
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Day 085: Caleb’s Different Spirit (Joshua 14:11-12)
At eighty-five, Caleb does not ask for comfort. He asks for a mountain full of giants. His bold faith reminds us how much the church still needs older saints with a different spirit, ready to trust God for one more battle.
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God Never Said… “I’ll Never Give You More than You Can Handle” (2 Corinthians 1:8-10)
The phrase “God will never give you more than you can handle” sounds comforting—but it isn’t true. Scripture tells a better story. Again and again, God’s people find themselves overwhelmed, exhausted, and at the end of their strength. Not because God has abandoned them, but because He is teaching them where real strength comes from.…
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Day 012: Just When You Think You’ll Get Some Answers… (Job 31:40-32:5)
Just when Job finally stops talking—and his three friends fall silent—we expect God to speak. Instead, another voice steps forward. Elihu’s long speech reminds us how often life works this way: just when we think the answers are finally coming, they don’t. Silence stretches on. Hope gets postponed. And we’re left waiting, wondering when resolution…
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Day 337: Opposition and Opportunity (1 Corinthians 16:9)
When God opens a door, adversaries often walk through it too. Paul reminds us that opportunity and opposition usually share an address—and resisting the resistance is part of faithful ministry.
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Day 335: Run Like It Matters (1 Corinthians 9:24-27)
Paul compares the Christian life to a race where the prize actually lasts. Ancient athletes trained for a crown of celery—literally what we feed guinea pigs—while we run for an eternal reward. Don’t drift or shadowbox your faith. Run like it matters.