Read Romans 8:26–27: “Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. …

Romans 12:1–2: “ I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. …

Read Haggai 1:2–4: “This is what the LORD Almighty says: “These people say, ‘The time has not yet come to rebuild the LORD’s house.’ …

Lamentations 1:3 “Judah has gone into exile because of affliction and hard servitude; she dwells now among the nations, but finds no resting place; her pursuers have all overtaken her in the midst of her distress.” Have you ever felt “stuck” on a math problem? Or, maybe it was an…

Matthew 5:9 “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.” There’s A LOT of wrong, chaos, and evil in the world. We have COVID19. We have social injustice. We have political unrest. Climate change. Slavery. Drug and substance abuse. Family divides. This isn’t even everything! What…

Matthew 5:8 “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.” At times, we’re guilty of going to God expecting him to do something for us. While there’s nothing particularly wrong with asking God or seeking an answer from him, the dangerous mindset that we might fall into…

Matthew 5:7 “Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.” Read Matthew 18:21–35 Jesus being sent from God to show us the right way to live as well as being the perfect sacrifice for our sins is one of the most riveting and beautiful expressions of God’s love…

Matthew 5:6 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.” Matthew 5:10 “Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.” We usually think of two kinds of people when it comes to righteous people. The first…

Matthew 5:5: “Blessed are the humble, for they will inherit the earth.” Sometimes we view humility as being passive, taking the back seat to things, just letting things happen to us, or even worse, being a doormat. And we do it in the name of being humble, like we don’t…