The consistent message of scripture is that we cannot open our hearts to God, instead, it is God who intervenes and opens our hearts. In the end you’ll find that you were not pursuing Him, He was always pursuing you.
God takes every one of your experiences and failures and uses them for his good purposes and glory. God can take whatever mess you’ve made of your life and redeem it for good.
The gospel doesn’t burden you, it frees you from your burdens, because it takes your eyes off of yourself and places them onto Jesus.
Be strengthened and encouraged. The tribulations you experience today serve a purpose under the good, sovereign hand of God and lead to glory.
Everything that is good comes from the hand of God. Turn from the dead and useless idols in your life and give thanks to the Living God.
The idols of this world are capricious and there is no joy and confidence to be found in them, but in the gospel of Jesus you will find a truth that frees you.
Live humbly under the Word of God, with a tender heart that is quick to repent and bow its knee to Jesus as Lord and King.
Just as God delivered Peter from chains and the sentence of death at the hands of Herod, so God saves you from death by the shed blood of Jesus.
Jesus is alive, God’s word is best, and the gospel remains the power of God to salvation for all who believe.
God’s people are no longer delineated by what food they eat or by their country of origin. God’s people are marked by their fear of the Lord.