Posts with the tag “challenges”

Joshua 7:1–20 (NLT) What We Hide Still Matters After the victory at Jericho, Israel went to battle against Ai expecting another easy win. Instead, they were defeated. Joshua was devastated, but God revealed that the real issue was not military strength. Someone in the camp had disobeyed God and hidden what had been taken from Jericho.  Read More

Faithful With What God Gave You Matthew 25:14–30 (NLT) “The servant who had received the five bags of silver began to invest the money and earned five more... The master was full of praise. ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant.’” Devotional Thoughts: In Jesus’ parable, a master entrusts resources to three servants before leaving on a journey.  Read More

Devotional 2 Corinthians 5:18–20 (ESV) “All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation… Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us.”  Read More

Weekly Devotional Luke 1:26-38 NIV "In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. The angel went to her and said, ‘Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.’  Read More