A Clay Jar

Encouraging, comforting, and urging you to live lives worthy of God, who calls you into his kingdom and glory. (1 Thess. 2:12 NIV)

Trust

arise and come to my aid

Arise, Lord, and Come to My Aid – Psalm 35:1-3

Published:

Updated:

David's prayer in this psalm is that God would arise and come to his aid. We can echo David's words today, seeking God's protection.

How do you respond when disaster strikes?

Responding to Disaster – Job 23:10-12

Published:

Updated:

How do you respond when disaster strikes? Does it cause you to turn from God and look for help elsewhere? Or do you draw near to him in trust?

When We Are Afraid

When We Are Afraid, Do We Put Our Trust in God?

Published:

Updated:

What do you do when you are afraid? Do you allow that fear to control you? Or do you trust in the Lord to bring your safely through it.

Do Not Put Your Trust in Human Leaders

Do Not Put Your Trust in Human Leaders – Psalm 146:3-5

Published:

Updated:

The psalmist tells us not to put our trust in princes, in human leaders. They cannot save us. Only God can to that.

The Lord Is with Me

The Lord Is with Me – Psalm 118:6

Published:

Updated:

The Lord is always with me. And, because of that, I need have no fear what others might do to me. God is bigger than anything I might face.

Our God Is Able to Deliver Us

Our God Is Able to Deliver Us – Daniel 3:17-18

Published:

Updated:

Follow the example of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and refuse to compromise. Trust that our God is able to deliver us from ever any peril.

God's timing

How Should We Feel When God’s Timing Doesn’t Seem Perfect?

Published:

Updated:

It can be challenging to trust that God's timing in dealing with my life situations is best. But he has a much better perspective than we do.

Trust in the Name of the Lord Our God

Trust in the Name of the Lord Our God – Psalm 20:7-8

Published:

Updated:

There are many things we can place our trust in. But only by trusting in the name of the Lord our God above all others will we stand secure.

Nothing Can Hinder the Lord

Nothing Can Hinder the Lord – 1 Samuel 14:6

Published:

Updated:

We are all to often guilty of seeing why we can't do what God wants. When we should recognize that nothing can hinder the Lord.

Only God's Strength Can Save

Only God’s Strength Can Save Us – Judges 7:2

Published:

Updated:

My strength is insufficient to save me or enable me to serve God. But God's strength is more than sufficient to save and empower me.

Trust God to Carry You

Trust God to Carry You – Isaiah 46:4

Published:

Updated:

There are many things in this world that we trust in. But only God can be trusted to carry us through whatever may come our way.

When You Walk Through the Fire

When You Walk Through the Fire – Isaiah 43:1-2

Published:

Updated:

We will face many challenges in this life. But as God's children, we can be assured that when we walk through the fire, he is walking with us.