Author: Phil Rehberg

Weekly words of encouragement

You Have A Confirmed Reservation In Heaven – Weekly Words Of Encouragement

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“He has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you.” I Pet. 1:3b-4 (ESV) God is keeping a reservation for us in heaven. He already paid for it by the death of His Son. It will be the vacation that never ends and He will shower us with amenities and activities that will leave us with uncontainable joy. No one can take this vacation away from us. It will never expire. There will be no missed flights, lost luggage, mixups or disappointments. This is the final purpose and destination for the new person God made us. We are just traveling through. God Will Reward The Pure – Weekly Words Of EncouragementNovember 17, 2025Our Future Perfect CommunityNovember 14, 2025God Will Show Us Mercy – Weekly Words Of Continue Reading →

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Discerning The Voices In Our Head

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Recently we posted two articles on discernment (Part 1 and Part 2). One of the points deserves some elaboration. It is the question of distinguishing between God’s voice and ideas we generate ourselves. Quoting from our previous post: “Our own inner voice is very capable of speaking many things to us! Many confuse it with the voice of God. It can sound like another person talking. It can answer our questions, give direction, give long prophecies, teach us ideas – but none of it is from God. We should never underestimate the power of the human soul to generate all kinds of impressions that may seem like they are not from us. We need to be humble and seriously consider this possibility when doing discernment.” Ironically, this problem of discerning voices becomes a bigger problem when we start believing that God does talk to us and guide us. Then we Continue Reading →

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Nothing Keeps God From Helping Us – Weekly Words Of Encouragement

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“The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?” Heb. 13:6 (ESV) Here God promises to help us. Maybe we will have to persevere for awhile but God will help us if we keep trusting Him and keeping our focus on Him. We do not need to fear because God will protect the most important things in our life: our soul, our relationship with Him and our destiny. No person and no spiritual power can take those away from us. Nothing can “separate us from the love of God,” Rom. 8:39. God Will Reward The Pure – Weekly Words Of EncouragementNovember 17, 2025Our Future Perfect CommunityNovember 14, 2025God Will Show Us Mercy – Weekly Words Of EncouragementNovember 10, 2025

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Is Victory Over Your Faults Beyond Your Character?

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Have you noticed how sometimes the reason we can’t rid ourselves of a fault is because we haven’t fully intended to do it? We make some mild efforts to change but they don’t work. Then one day we decide to put our full effort into it, ask for God’s help, and presto – the fault is gone! But we also have another kind of experience with out faults: failure, in spite of all our efforts. “I keep trying to stop doing this, but it doesn’t work.” We’ve probably all said this at some point. We want to rid ourselves of a fault so we ask God for help, read books, study Scripture, and exercise our willpower but nothing works. And the fault lives on. Why do we have such different experiences with becoming holy? Because some changes are within our character and some are not. What do I mean by Continue Reading →

Weekly words of encouragement

God Does Not Forsake Us

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“I will never leave you nor forsake you” Heb 13:5b (ESV) Sometimes when things go wrong and we are not feeling God’s comfort it is easy for thoughts to come in that God is not really paying attention to us. We wonder if we did something wrong, or if God is just letting us suffer with no help, or if there is something wrong with us so that we are disconnected from God. But this verse promises us that God will not leave us and He will not push us away. Of course, other passages explain that He is displeased with us if we are persistently sinning without repentance. Otherwise, He is there and caring and the suffering will have a benefit if we let it. (Heb. 12:10-11). Our responsibility is to trust His word even though it is dark. One day we will see the good that comes out Continue Reading →