Month: March 2026

In Paul’s letter to the Church in Corinth, he identifies the distinguishing characteristics of Believers as they serve God while under great tribulation…including integrity and love for others. But the quality that really testifies for God and for the people around us is our steady and faithful endurance…even when our work cannot be seen by anyone else but God. That’s because, many times it requires the grace of God to take that next step in our trust and devotion to Him as we are bombarded by affliction and crushing loss. But if we draw our strength from Him and His Word daily, God has promised He will give us an undefeated life and enable us to persevere victoriously.

This Chapter in Proverbs is entitled Wisdom’s Call, and illustrates the many benefits of seeking wisdom. In Proverbs 3:13-18 we can read of all the many benefits and blessings of gaining Godly wisdom. They include understanding, sound judgment, discernment, and favor as we accept God’s guidance rather than the world’s foolishness. For as we seek His wisdom, we will become more and more like Him in our thinking, conduct, and insight…which can only lead to long life, good health, and prosperity.

Our service to God, our “religion”, is more than just warming a pew at Church on Sundays. The Apostle James tells us here that our true faith must be reflected in both word and action and thus illustrates the importance of speaking truthfully… and avoiding hurtful and harmful speech. (I Peter 3:10) Our tongue is a small part of the human body, but is capable of creating great disasters in our life, often with awkward and embarrassing consequences that follow. Therefore, we need to ask for Divine guidance daily for the Lord to set a guard over our mouth lest unwise words spill out. (Psalm 141:3)

The prophet Samuel had anointed Saul, the first king of Israel, and then given him initial instructions…but after that, he told Saul to do what was in front of him. We all think our calling from God will involve all these mountaintop events…but in reality, we’ll find most days are filled with mundane, everyday activities. But it’s in doing what’s in front of us, glamorous or not, that we’re faithfully living and trusting God. For most things we do everyday will never be done for public honor, and laud…but only to glorify God. But also remember this, all those dull, workaday activities done faithfully unto the Lord are as important to Him, if not more, than any public appearance you could have.

If you’re going to depend on something, let it be God. That’s because, He is the only One that remains the same. (Psalm 146:6) Just think about it…people around us change, our own emotions shift with changing circumstances, those well-laid plans of ours may collapse in front of our very eyes, and soon we can find ourselves overwhelmed, with our strength gone from the constant stress and strain. But God still remains…reliable, sure, and faithful…and so we don’t need to fear bad news or change, for our heart is steadfast trusting in the Lord. (Psalm 112:7)

Sometimes the miracle in our prayer is simply the strength to keep going for another day. It comes when we’ve lost vision, enthusiasm, and feel overwhelmed…requiring the grace of God to just hang on another day. This is when hopelessness creeps in and apathy takes over…and if not for the miracle of His mercy, we would languish. But our strength is found in God and in His Word, or as Psalm 84:5 tells us, “Blessed are those whose strength is in You.” For our power is found in Him, not in our own weaknesses. Therefore, we can be reassured of God’s promise that He will strengthen us…as we seek Him. (Isaiah 41:10)