God

This is God’s powerful promise to all believers: “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9).

Because of Jesus, we stand before God forgiven and restored. And Satan, the accuser, is sent on his way.

God sent Jesus to die just for you! That’s how much He loves you! You are a child of the living God. He takes great pleasure in you.

Can I delight in God when yet another burden is piled on my heavy heart? Habakkuk teaches me that true joy in “God my Savior” is independent of my current issues.

Trust Him. Challenges will come. Illness may knock the props from underneath us. Relationships may break our hearts. Death of loved ones will bring overpowering waves of grief. But God is always preparing for our deliverance.

Maybe sin has knocked you for a loop. Maybe it has wrestled you to the ground and pinned your back to the mat. You don’t have to stay down. Today’s passage is a bold reminder that it’s time to get up, stand straight, and, by God’s grace, move forward.

Do you have that peace? Have you trusted in Christ as the only way you can know God and finally enter into a relationship with Him?

The god of deism is passive and impersonal. Thankfully, this is not the God of Scripture.

Pride goes before a fall! Edom’s arrogance and cruelty against God’s people led to their doom. Obadiah teaches us that even when it seems our enemy is winning, in the end, God will always deliver His people.