Category: Weekly Word of Encouragement

“If God is for us, who can be against us?” Rom. 8:31 (NIV) The answer to this rhetorical question is “no one.” Nobody can actually oppose us and take control of our lives against God’s will. Terrible things may happen to us but God redeems all of it. God is for us. He works for us. He blesses us. He gives us new life inside. He gives us wisdom to navigate our life. He is there and He is strengthening us against all that tries to come against us. Simple application: put your name in the verse instead of “us.” Then say it out loud three times. Believe it. Live accordingly. (Also try inserting your name in all the sentences in this post.) Overcoming A Fault That’s Beyond Your CharacterJanuary 23, 2026Hope In God – Weekly Words Of EncouragementJanuary 20, 2026The Value Of Holy Viewing – Weekly Words Of EncouragementJanuary Continue Reading →

“For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son,” Rom. 8:29. This promise is barely imaginable! God actually predestined us to be like Jesus. Before we were born God actually decided that no matter what happened to us He would eventually transform us so we would have the same qualities as His Son. We will have all the fruits of the Spirit. We will not have a “flesh” to contend with. We will have joy and friendship in complete abundance. We will have perfect communion with God. Our responsibility is just to keep trusting and moving forward. As we fully embrace and absorb this reality we will be able to set our hearts on heavenly values instead of worldly ones. Application: pick some words from the verse that help you and repeat it to yourself throughout the day or week. Overcoming A Continue Reading →

“There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” Rom. 8:1 (ESV) Before Jesus we were judged according to the law of sin. This law meant that because we sinned we had to be declared guilty of sinning – no lawyer could win an argument against that. And since we were guilty there had to be a sentence, a punishment of condemnation. The punishment was spiritual death and separation from God; this was our condemnation. We were condemned to death by our sins. But when we accepted Jesus and his death for our sins then the law of sin was defeated. This was because Jesus took the punishment for our sins. So now there is no punishment of death for our sins. So now there is a great divide between guilt and condemnation. We may be “guilty” of a sin but there is no condemnation of death Continue Reading →

“For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his.” Rom. 6:5 (ESV) In the previous verse scripture explains that we have been buried with Jesus by baptism. In other words, we died like Jesus and this is why our verse says we are united with Jesus in death. And this death is death to sin. Even better, we will have a resurrection like Jesus’ resurrection. We are united with Jesus; he is the head and we are his body. So we go through his death, and we go through his resurrection. We will have the new glorious body and spirit that he had when he rose from the dead! Application: pick some words from the verse that help you and repeat it to yourself throughout the day or week. Overcoming A Fault That’s Beyond Your Continue Reading →

“How much more will those who receive such overflowing grace and the gift of righteousness rule in life because of one man, Jesus the Messiah!” Rom 5:17 (ISV) Prior to this verse Paul points out that death came to rule over humans through sin. But now through Jesus the tables are turned. Humans can rule over death because they have life in Jesus. We are “more than conquerors”. We can grow up into the image of Christ who is the model for the new kind of human. We have his Spirit who continually gives life as we abide in Jesus. Moreover, we only experience part of this life now; we will experience all of the new life God has for us in the New Creation. So we rule in life now, but our victory is not yet complete. We move from glory to glory until Jesus comes and renews all Continue Reading →