“And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified.” Romans 8:30 (NIV) You’re not the finished product yet. You look at your life and see too many rough edges. You…
“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28 (NIV) Your definition of good might be killing your faith. You pray for…
“You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29:13 (NIV) You can’t see the path ahead. The fog is too thick. Every step feels uncertain. You don’t know how this season will…
“This is what the Lord says: ‘When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will come to you and fulfill my good promise to bring you back to this place.’” Jeremiah 29:10 (NIV) Seventy years felt like a death sentence.…
“Also, seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Pray to the Lord for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper.” Jeremiah 29:7 (NIV) Pray for your enemies? That’s what…
“Build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat what they produce. Marry and have sons and daughters; find wives for your sons and give your daughters in marriage, so that they too may have sons and daughters. Increase in…
“This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says to all those I carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon…” Jeremiah 29:4 (NIV) You never planned to be here. This job wasn’t in your five-year plan. This city…
“And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to…
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to…
“For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Ephesians 2:10 (NIV) God wasn’t scrambling when you showed up. He didn’t wait until you got saved to…