Promise: God’s Eternal Rest

Promise: God’s Eternal Rest

Read Hebrews 4 Since the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be found to have fallen short of it.Hebrews 4:1 Sometimes people live their lives hoping that things will go their way and that they will have good luck. Those who...
Protection: God’s Unfailing Love through Jesus

Protection: God’s Unfailing Love through Jesus

Read Romans 8:26–39 If God is for us, who can be against us?Romans 8:31 Good parents want their children to succeed in life. But too much interference is actually counterproductive to that goal. Paul Tough’s new book, How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the...
The Prayer of Jesus: Dependence on Grace

The Prayer of Jesus: Dependence on Grace

Read James 1:12–18 Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.Matthew 6:13 The site www.missingpersonsofamerica.com was created to highlight the stories of people of who have gone missing “from the most talked about missing cases to the ones you’ve...

The Prayer of Jesus: Confession of Sin

Read Psalm 32 Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.Matthew 6:12 An article written by Brandon Garrett, professor at the University of Virginia School of Law, describes how easily police can coerce false confessions and how credible those false...

The Prayer of Jesus: Expression of Trust

Read Psalm 131 Give us today our daily bread.Matthew 6:11 Agur, son of Jakeh, adds a prayer to the collection of wise sayings in the book of Proverbs. “Two things I ask of you, Lord; do not refuse me before I die: Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither...