Scripture Focus: Luke 2:30 “For my eyes have seen your salvation” Luke 2:30, NIV Simeon appears in Scripture for only a brief moment, but his life gives us a powerful picture of faithful waiting. Luke tells us that he was righteous and devout, and that he was waiting for the consolation of Israel. He lived…
Scripture Focus: 2 Samuel 5:19 “So David inquired of the Lord, ‘Shall I go and attack the Philistines? Will you deliver them into my hands?’” 2 Samuel 5:19, NIV David was a man of courage, but one of the most important lessons from his life is that courage did not mean rushing ahead without God….
Scripture Focus: 1 Samuel 25:33 “May you be blessed for your good judgment and for keeping me from bloodshed this day…” 1 Samuel 25:33, NIV Abigail steps into one of the most tense moments in David’s life before he became king. Her husband Nabal had insulted David’s men after they had protected his shepherds. David…
Scripture Focus: 2 Kings 22:19 “Because your heart was responsive and you humbled yourself before the Lord when you heard what I have spoken against this place and its people… I also have heard you, declares the Lord.” 2 Kings 22:19, NIV Huldah appears in the Bible during a moment of spiritual awakening. In the…
Scripture Focus: Exodus 1:17 “The midwives, however, feared God and did not do what the king of Egypt had told them to do; they let the boys live.” Exodus 1:17, NIV Shiphrah and Puah appear in Scripture during a dark and dangerous season. Pharaoh was afraid of the growing number of Israelites, so he gave…
Scripture Focus: Exodus 31:3 “I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills.” Exodus 31:3, NIV Bezalel is not one of the Bible characters we usually hear about first. He did not stand before Pharaoh like Moses. He did not lead an army…
Some moments ask us to trust God in ways we never would have chosen. It is one thing to pray for courage when life feels manageable. It is another thing to release what is most precious to us because holding on is no longer possible. Jochebed, the mother of Moses, lived in one of those…
Waiting can make the heart feel exposed. It is one thing to trust God when the answer is moving quickly. It is another thing to keep trusting when the prayer has been prayed for a long time, the situation has not changed, and heaven feels quiet. Habakkuk knew what it meant to bring hard questions…
Some seasons do not begin with a dramatic collapse. They begin with a tired sigh, a quiet withdrawal, and the feeling that you have given everything you had and still ended up afraid. You may still believe in God. You may still know the right verses. But your soul feels worn thin, and the noise…
You may know what it feels like to be the steady one when everyone else is unsure. The room is quiet, the problem is bigger than anyone wants to admit, and somehow people keep looking in your direction. You did not ask to be the brave one. You may not even feel brave. But there…