Joshua 1:9: be strong and of a good courage
After Moses died, Joshua faced the task of leading Israel into the Promised Land. God's words to him in Joshua 1:9 have encouraged believers facing new…
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“Peace I leave with you”: a devotional on John 14:27
On the night before his death, Jesus told his disciples, "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you…
“Taste and see that the Lord is good”: a devotional on Psalm 34
Psalm 34 was written by David after he escaped from danger by pretending to be mad before a Philistine king. It invites readers to "taste and…
“Whom shall I fear?”: a devotional on Psalm 27
Psalm 27 opens with confidence, "The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?", then turns to a desperate prayer before ending with…
“Peace, be still”: when Jesus calmed the storm on the Sea of Galilee
Mark 4:35-41 tells how Jesus fell asleep in a boat on the Sea of Galilee while a great storm filled it with water. The frightened disciples…
Peter walked on water until he looked at the wind: Matthew 14 and faith in the storm
In Matthew 14, the disciples are caught in a storm on the Sea of Galilee when Jesus comes to them walking on the water. Peter asks…
“He that dwelleth in the secret place”: Psalm 91 and the promise of protection
Psalm 91 is one of the most prayed psalms in times of danger, illness and fear. It pictures God as a refuge, a fortress and a…
Five talents, two talents, one buried in the ground: what the parable of the talents teaches about fear
In Matthew 25, a master entrusts his servants with talents before a journey. Two invest and double what they received; one buries his out of fear.…