Did you ever get into a rut and feel like there is no way out?  That's what happened to Jabez, who felt the pain of rejection from his family (see 1Chronicles 4:10).  But Jabez decided that he wasn't going to go through life without God's best.  One day he cried out to God because he'd had enough.  Jabez cried out to the Lord God asking, 'Oh that You would bless me indeed and make me fruitful and multiplied and enlarge my territory, increasing my borders, that Your hand would be with me ...

Conquer or be Conquered?   How can we win in daily life?  The enemy seeks to destroy, and to divide and conquer, deceive, wreak havoc, plunder, weaken, and steal from us.  But he can be stopped dead in his tracks.  We have a safe haven, a hiding place, a shelter in the storm, a rock of refuge whose name is Power, whose arm is strong, who wins every battle.  His mighty name is Jesus.  Psalm 34:8 Taste and see that the Lord is good, blessed are those who take refuge in Him.  Go to the place of ...

     Don't answer the door when discouragement knocks.  When difficulties come, we must face them with courage and boldness remembering that God is on our side.  We must move God into the center of our lives and confidently trust that His love, grace, and power are available to us at all times.  Through prayer we are able and euqipped to carry out God's will and purpose for His Kindgom and His glory.  Our future is in God's Kingdom, and our journey on earth is a fleeting moment compared to et...

   Psalm 62:11,12 "One thing God has spoken, two things I have heard, that to you, Lord, belong power and glory."  David wrote these words.

  God sent David, a shepherd boy, on a mission, but David thought it was just a simple task.  A mission is much greater than a task, and it has an ultimate purpose.  David's father was a catalyst.  He gave David a simple task, "Go!  Take this cheese to your brothers, and tell me how they're doing".  Dad was worried about his sons and wanted to know how ...

   Do you ever lose your confidence in God?  Sometimes life can be overwhelming and troubles or demands on our time can cause us to lose our focus.  That's what happened to a few good men who knew a real miracle working man first hand.  It was a fine, clear day with blue skies and calm waters when Jesus and His closest friends decided to get in their boat and cross the lake.

   All of a sudden a terrible, wind-ripping, sink-your-boat storm came out of nowhere.  There was panic, screaming, an...

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   When we change our perspective, everything changes.  We may be carried in the beginning of life and at the end, but what happens in between is the real measure of our lives. 

   Psalm 1:1-2 "Blessed are those who do not walk in the counsel of the ungodly, or stand in the way of sinners, or sit with the mockers, but they take great delight in God's law and meditate on it always.  They are like trees by the streams whose leaves never die; they produce sweet fruit and all th...

JOYFUL, PEACEFUL, LOVING  -  These words describe Jesus and they should describe our lives because we are free in Him.  Free to love, free to give... He came that we might have abundant life.  Come and make your home in my heart Jesus forever.

Rhet Peterson