Category: Weekly Word of Encouragement

There will be…glory and honor and peace for everyone who does good, the Jew first and also the Greek. For God shows no partiality. Rom. 2:9-11 (ESV)  Here God promises glory for those who follow Him, honor for those who follow him, and peace (from shalom) for those who follow him. This is what we will have and we can set our hearts on that. Furthermore, God does not play favorites. He will reward people in the same way regardless of who they are. There is no advantage in heaven for once being President of the U.S. There is no advantage in heaven for being a successful businessperson. There is no advantage for being a famous musician or athlete. How great is this? One’s station in life does not determine one’s reward. Many feel trapped in their economic condition, and surely people should make efforts to improve, but either way it is Continue Reading →

 “And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.”  (II Cor. 9:8) God will provide what we need so that we can do good works. From the context we see that God isn’t just “able” but He is also willing if we trust and submit to Him. And it is important that we understand that God provides for us in order that we can do good works, not just for ourselves. Presumably, that is the desire of our heart. So the good news is that God will fulfill our desire to do good works (a desire that He gave us) by supplying us with what we need. In other words, when we abide in Christ we will always be able to do good works. Sometimes we may feel like we don’t Continue Reading →

“For we are the temple of the living God; as God said, “I will make my dwelling among them and walk among them,”” (II Cor. 6:16) In this passage Paul is explaining to the Corinthians that God has fulfilled his promise from Leviticus 26:12 “And I will walk among you and will be your God, and you shall be my people.” This promise is fulfilled by the fact that the church is the temple of God. Since we are the temple of God, He walks among us now! This is a return to the Garden of Eden in Genesis 3:8 when God actually walked in the Garden with Adam and Eve. Likewise, God walks with us now, even if it is not completely obvious yet (“we see in a mirror dimly” (I Cor. 13:12).) Keeping this truth in our heart helps us stay connected to His presence. Application: pick some words from the Continue Reading →

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” I Cor. 5:17 (ESV) In I Corinthians 5 Paul has been explaining how our inner self has been transformed even though our outer self, our body, has not. In verse 2  he says that “in this tent we groan, longing to put on our heavenly dwelling.” (ESV) We groan because our body drags us down, not only with physical weakness and disease but also with it fleshly lusts. We don’t want to be influenced by our old corruption but we are. All who long for holiness and love and communion with God wish that they did not have to contend with their weak body. But scripture comforts us by teaching that this is normal. We do not have to be discouraged about our weaknesses; it is just part of Continue Reading →

“For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison” II Cor. 4:17 (ESV) Sometimes it is hard to think of our suffering as “light momentary affliction” but the point is that our suffering is light compared to the blessings and glory God has for us. Paul, who wrote this, wasn’t try to minimize the pain of suffering, for he experienced more than his share of suffering. Suffering hurts and makes us miserable. But the worse your suffering is the more you understand the magnitude of your glory. If your suffering that hurts terribly now is nothing compared to your future blessing and glory then your future blessing and glory must be amazing. 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 12, 2026