by sdbarnard | Jun 9, 2017 | Devotional |
In what or whom do you hope? …and having hope is crucial in life—especially in the storms of life. Proverbs 13:12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life. To be sure, one may have the wrong hopes (cravings, desires,...
by sdbarnard | May 5, 2017 | Devotional |
Friends, This world is not our home. Do you ever stop and ponder that as God’s children we do not belong to this world? In fact, through the cross of Jesus Christ this world has been crucified to us and us to the world (Gal. 6:14). That being the case, we are...
by sdbarnard | Apr 7, 2017 | Devotional |
This question is the one asked by the Psalmist in Psalm 42. He expresses his desire for God with these words, “As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?...
by sdbarnard | Feb 3, 2017 | Devotional |
More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame because God’s love had been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has...
by sdbarnard | Dec 9, 2016 | Devotional |
FollowFollow There is a lot of talk these days (and I do mean A LOT) about joy being found in knowing one’s worth or value. Sadly, even in the church we are told that in order to be joyful one must know how worthy they are. We might expect such from those who do not...
