While Jonah may have foolishly thought he could run away from the presence of God, Brother Norris Clarke points out that we are always in His presence. As we meditate on this truth, as seen beautifully in Psalm 139, we can take great comfort in knowing that He will never leave us or forsake us.

Brother Collin shared this meditation on the different ways people saw the Lord Jesus as He died on the cross. May our eyes be continually fixed on Him throughout the week.

The experience on the Mount of Transfiguration must have been a spiritual high for the three disciples. But they soon encountered the confusion, challenges, and conflicts of life as they descended back into the valley. Like them, we can use our mountaintop experiences with the Lord to keep us going when things get hard.

During a visit to Lake Worth, Brother Viv John shared this encouragement from the disciples’ experience with Jesus in the storm, reminding us to lean on Him as the source of our calm, comfort, and ultimate victory.

As we reflect on the celebration of American independence on July 4th this year, it can be a good opportunity for us as believers to remember our utter dependence on the Lord. For, while we are certainly free in the deepest sense of the word, we are also called to use that freedom to serve God and others.

Speaking on Paul’s prayer in Ephesians 3, Brother Luke Harriman emphasizes the importance of pressing forward in our comprehension of the incomprehensible love of Christ.

Brother Laurel Smalling shared this message from 1 Kings, warning that there is a time for everything and we need to wait on the Lord when it is time to wait, rest when it is time to rest, and run when it is time to run.

This Mother’s Day, it is encouraging to look to the first evangelists: the women at the empty tomb. Specifically, Brother Luke Harriman considers “the other Mary” in Matthew 28, highlighting the fact that God sees all that we do, even we might feel overlooked by the people in our lives.

Reading through John 20, Brother Collin shared some encouraging thoughts concerning the resurrected Lord.

The description of the Lord Jesus in Romans 8:33–34 assures us that He is for us to an extent that nothing else could ever stand against us.