“I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope he has given to those he called—his holy people who are his rich and glorious inheritance.” Ephesians 1:18 Are you letting the world suck the light from you? Praise and thankfulness open the heart to see hope. […]

“Then God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. And God saw that the light was good. Then he separated the light from the darkness.” Genesis 1:3-4 We need to focus on the light. Exposure to God’s light illuminates the spirit within us. When we walk around in a state of hardship, confusion

“And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.” Philippians 4:8 Our thoughts and words are like a magnet. They draw people and things to us. Choose the

“For God loved the world so much that He gave His one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not parish but have eternal life.” John 3:16 The greatest gift of all! We give because God gave to us first. He gave us the air we breathe, the blood coursing through

“When James and John, followers of Jesus, saw this, they said, “Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven and destroy those people?” But Jesus turned and scolded them. And Jesus said, “You don’t know what kind of spirit you belong to. The Son of Man did not come to destroy the

“And I want you to know my dear brothers and sisters, that everything that has happened to me here has helped to spread the Good News. For everyone here, including the palace guard, knows that I am in chains because of Christ. And because of my imprisonment, most believers here have gained confidence and boldly

“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty—the one who always was, who is, and who is still to come.” “You are worthy, O Lord our God, to receive glory and honor and power. For you created all things, and they exist because you created what you pleased.” Revelation 4:8, 11 Our God is

“For the Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost.” Luke 19:10 Jesus visited the home of Zaccaeus in Jericho. He was a rich tax collector, a known sinner. The people could not believe Jesus chose to be a guest in this man’s home. But Jesus came to save the lost.

“If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn’t love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. If I had the gift of prophecy, and if I understood all of God’s secret plans and possessed all knowledge, and if I had such faith that I

“She gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him snugly in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no lodging available for them.” Luke 2:7 There was no room for Jesus in the inn. We get so busy getting ready to celebrate His birth. Is there still room in