“Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.” – 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 When Paul shares this little nugget in his letter to the […]

But God’s not finished. He’s waiting around to be gracious to you. He’s gathering strength to show mercy to you. – Isaiah 30:18 MSG God is always an option. There is no circumstance, situation, argument, analysis, lifestyle, crisis or debate that can take God off the table. God chose to be an option for us […]

“Now there was a believer in Damascus named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, calling, ‘Ananias!’ ‘Yes, Lord!’ he replied. The Lord said, ‘Go over to Straight Street, to the house of Judas. When you get there, ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul. He is praying to me right now. […]

I can’t help but be stirred to think of the amazing work Christ did for me—and humanity—every time I hear or sing that famous hymn …Amazing grace, how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me…  It causes me to ponder the moment when I made my decision for Christ at 17 years old […]

“The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake.” – Psalm 23:1-4 NASB God is the restorer of your soul. He is also the restorer […]

“Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you.” – Psalm 51:12 NLT Have you ever had one of those days where you feel like you’ve let the Lord down? Where you’ve made consistent decisions over a period of time that have led you to be separated from God […]

“The LORD says, ‘I will give you back what you lost to the swarming locusts, the hopping locusts, the stripping locusts, and the cutting locusts. It was I who sent this great destroying army against you.’” – Joel 2:25 NLT The book of Joel speaks of a great locust plague that came upon the land. […]

“Then He said to the man, Stretch out your hand. And he stretched it out, and it was restored as whole as the other.” – Matthew 12:13 NKJV In the passage of scripture preceding this verse, Jesus has been asked by the Pharisees whether it is lawful to heal someone on the Sabbath. He says to […]

“Brethren, if any person is overtaken in misconduct or sin of any sort, you who are spiritual [who are responsive to and controlled by the Spirit] should set him right and restore and reinstate him, without any sense of superiority and with all gentleness, keeping an attentive eye on yourself, lest you should be tempted also.” […]