Now when all the nation had finished crossing the Jordan, the Lord spoke to Joshua, saying, “Take for yourselves twelve men from the people, one man from each tribe, and command them, saying, ‘Take up for yourselves twelve stones from here out of the middle of the Jordan, from the place where the priests' feet are standing firm, and ......

1. Begin with a few minutes of praise and prayer. Recite verses about God’s goodness and sing songs that lift your heart toward heaven and orient your mind on God.“Oh, how abundant is your goodness, which you have stored up for those who fear you and worked for those who take refuge in you, in the sight of the children of mankind!” P......

Why Do I Feel Unworthy? There are more reasons than can be counted why Christians who believed they were saved by a God who loves them feel unworthy of His love years after being saved.Reasons can range from backsliding in faith, doing or believing something that you know you shouldn’t, or even hiding from a task God has called you t......

1. He Is Our DefenseThe gentleness of our God has the attributes of love, grace, mercy as well as judgment. He can exercise each office concurrently while at the same time not neglecting any of the other attributes. Certainly, God would have been justified in allowing the enemies of David to prevail against him as judgment for his in......

In Christ, we are accepted. Period. Now, what do we do when we try to flip this and once again find our approval through our own efforts? When You Try to Earn ItOne of the richest books on living the Christian life was written by Richard Lovelace many years ago, Dynamics of Spiritual Life. Lovelace had this to say about our propensit......

Why Should We Pray?In Matthew 7:11, Jesus says, “If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!”Our heavenly Father loves us and wants to give us gifts—not just any gifts, but good gifts. He’s already offered us forgivenes......

1. The Strength of God’s Salvation“For what the law was powerless to do because it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sin offering. And so he condemned sin in the flesh, in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according......

The Word of God acts as a mirror by giving us an accurate picture of who we really are (James 1:22-25). Once we see that image, God can begin to change us into what we really ought to be. So dig into His Word to experience both the sobering reality of your own condition as well as the healing forgiveness that you need to walk with Go......

Marriage Is a Glorious Institution Worth Treasuring When it comes to my wife, I have no shame in affirming the wisdom of Solomon who wrote:“He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord” (Proverbs 18:22).“An excellent wife is the crown of her husband” (Proverbs 12:4).“An excellent wife, who can find her? For ......

Why Should We Come before God with Thanksgiving and Praise?How Can We Come into God's Presence with Thanksgiving Right Now?Pamela Palmer is a writer, speaker, and the founder of upheldlife.com, the platform on which she produces devotionals and faith resources to inspire keeping faith at the center of life. She is in pastoral ministr......