Freedom feels elusive when you're stuck in a dead-end job, a bad marriage, an unrealized dream.  Where do you find freedom when a hard situation remains unchanged?  These passages say that freedom is found in the last places you'd exp...

The search for glory and beauty has some people spending more money than they've got.  But wouldn't it be wonderful if we could go to the source of glory and beauty, a source that's renewable and sustainable and doesn't cost a small fortun...

I keep forgetting that my standing with God doesn't depend on my sin--or my lack of it.  The overwhelming message of these passages is so simple, it's easy to miss it--God likes me and wants to hang out.  Exodus 26-27, Matthew 25:1-30...

I can get caught up in striving to do good for God and forget that the whole point of our relationship is to enjoy what he does for me and to offer up joyful obedience.  Today's passages have more to say about this relational God who keeps...

Goodies that keep coming despite my not deserving them, plus everything I need so that my future is absolutely secure, plus the relationship of a lifetime simply for keeping in touch?  Sign me up!  This is the good news I found in Exo...

At the end of your rope, with your back against the wall, it's not intuitive to wait and watch what God will do.  I think I've got to get busier and fix whatever it is, but there are some things I can't fix.  Actually, it's most of th...

I can’t find my way out of the pits I get stuck in, but I have to admit, they push me to God for real help I can feel, as these passages tell me:  Exodus 13, Matthew 21:1-22, Psalm 25:16-22, and Proverbs 6:12-15.Click

It's not rocket science:  needing a rescue is the only qualification required for being rescued.  I can't tell you how often I have to keep coming back to this truth, that Jesus alone saves me and not my being good enough to deserve h...

A desire for greatness is hardwired in everybody.  Jesus didn't say not to want it.  He simply turned what greatness is and where to find it upside down, which is what I learned from Exodus 6-7, Matthew 18:1-10, Psalm 22:25-31, and Pr...

When my hard situation gets harder, I'm tempted to look for my own rescue, but these passages teach me to look to God, to listen to Jesus, and to remember who's always with me:  Exodus 4-5, Matthew 17, Psalm 22:1-24, Proverbs 5:7-14.

Through all of life's changing seasons, wouldn’t it be grand to find a purpose that’s solid and steady enough to last a lifetime? These passages say where you can find it—Exodus 1-3, Matthew 16:13-28, Psalm 21, Proverbs 5:1-6.Click

What do you do while you wait for the happy ending you’ve asked God to bring?  I've found real help in Genesis 46-47, Matthew 15:21-38, Psalm 19, Proverbs 4:18-19.Click

When I can't see what's ahead, and I don't like what I see around me, I'm tempted to lose faith rather than to trust God more, but these passages have words of love and support, and right where I need them: Genesis 42-43, Matthew 14, Psalm 18:3...

Living with dashed dreams is devastating, but I've found peace, purpose, and prospering despite them.  In fact, I've found it BECAUSE of them, as Genesis 41, Matthew 13:24-58, Psalm 18:20-30, and Proverbs 4:1-6 help me to see.Click ...

I want to believe that living for God means I'll have an easier life, but I've learned not necessarily.  And I’ve found purpose in the struggle from Genesis 39-40, Matthew 13:1-23, Psalm 18:1-19, and Proverbs 3:30-35.Click

How do I cope with life's disappointments?  These passages show me the inside track that bypasses fear and gets on with my best life:  Genesis 37-38, Matthew 12:38-50, Psalm 17, and Proverbs 3:27-29.  Click

When I'm struggling in my faith, it's consoling to read about the faith-fails of Jacob, what Jesus says about resting, and what God says about who he welcomes, from Genesis 34-35, Matthew 11, Psalm 15, and Proverbs 3:19-20.  Click <...

Living my best life has not been intuitive.  I've learned the hard way that success is not what I thought it was from Genesis 32-33, Matthew 10:29-42, Psalm 14, and Proverbs 3:16-18.Click

I can't navigate all the landmines of life, but by trusting God to help me, I find that I'm able.  Bible passages are Genesis 31, Matthew 10:1-28, Psalm 13, and Proverbs 3:13-15.Click

New Year's resolutions are easy to make but tough to make stick.  I need a want-to outside myself that keeps me on course through the detours that come up, and I found it in Genesis 29-30, Matthew 9:18-38, Psalm 12, and Proverbs 3:11-12.

Here's hope for everyone who fears they’re not good enough plus signs of real faith, if you know where to look from Genesis 25-26, Matthew 8:18-34, Psalm 10, and Proverbs 3:5-6.Click

When I feel discouraged by my poor choices and their consequences, the stories of screw-ups, misfits, and a son on-the-run from Genesis 24, Matthew 8:1-17, Psalm 9:13-20, and Proverbs 3:1-4 give me the encouragement I need.  Click <...

Life is hard, and I need a lot of help.  When I'm doubting myself, doubting others, doubting God, I turn to God's word to get my bearings.  Today's passages in Genesis 21-23, Matthew 7, Psalm 9:1-12, and Proverbs 2:20-22 don't disappo...

I need a Savior to rescue me from the sin I can't stop, from the stuff I can't shake, even from my own eyes, when all I can see is me. These passages help me see rightly:  Genesis 19-20, Matthew 6:19-34, Psalm 8, and Proverbs 2:6-19. ...

The Christian life isn't one where we build our resumes and try to prove ourselves worthy, but is one of receiving what's already been done by Jesus. Genesis 11-12, Matthew 5:1-26, Psalm 5, and Proverbs 1:25-28 teach us to depend, trust, and wa...