“Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” Matthew 4:19 (NIV) Jesus is calling you right now. His invitation is not complicated or confusing. He simply says, “Come, follow me.” These four words…
“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) Pain has a purpose you might be missing. You’re facing something hard…
“And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified.” Romans 8:30 (NIV) What if I told you your transformation is already done? Not in your present experience, but in God’s…
“For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.” Romans 8:29 (NIV) You’ve been measuring success with the wrong ruler. The world…
“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…