READ: MATTHEW 11:28-30; HEBREWS 4:14-16; 12:15 Have you ever dealt with an ant infestation? If you start noticing a couple ants creeping in the cracks, it might not seem like a big deal. But if you ignore the problem, it will only get worse. Soon you’ll have ants all over—in your bathroom, in your bedroom, [...]

READ: GENESIS 1:26-27; 2:15; JOHN 6:25-29; COLOSSIANS 3:23 Did you know that work is part of God’s loving plan for us? Work is a good thing. The first thing God did after He created Adam and Eve was give them work to do. It was only after humans sinned that work became difficult—and sometimes frustrating—but that [...]

READ: JOHN 3:16; 1 CORINTHIANS 15:12-22 The tomb was not Jesus’s final resting place. When He was killed on the cross, that was not the end. Three days later, Jesus rose to life again. The stone that had been placed in front of the tomb was rolled away, and His body wasn’t there anymore. Jesus lived. [...]

READ: PSALM 32:7-8; ISAIAH 42:16; LUKE 1:78-79; JOHN 1:1-12 Merrick lifted the candle as he clutched his tunic. He felt the sand underfoot as shadows danced on the cave walls. “Beautiful, yes?” Father’s voice comforted him and pushed him to ignore the darkness. Yes, it was breathtaking—like a hidden world. “All this time,” Merrick said, [...]

READ: ROMANS 5:6-8 There is no greater way to show love than to be willing to give up everything for someone else. That’s what Jesus did for us. He loved us so much that He gave up everything, including His life, for us. Romans 5:7 says it’s rare for someone to give up their life [...]

READ: MATTHEW 11:28-30; 1 TIMOTHY 1:12-16; 2 PETER 3:8-18 "Just be a little more patient with me...all I’m asking is that you let me figure things out, let me grow, let me work on myself a little and become better at this..." Have you ever been in a place where it felt like everyone was pushing [...]

READ: PSALM 32; 1 JOHN 1:8-2:2 Weighed downBy a wrong I should not have doneTrying to hide itHoping no one will ever knowGuilt eating meGuilt over secrets on top of the wrongCan’t go on like thisSpending my life lying is no way to liveI let You inGod, I’ll share my secret with YouThis is what [...]

READ: SONG OF SONGS 2; 8:6-7; EPHESIANS 5:25-32 Today we’re looking at a book in the Old Testament called Song of Songs. Many readers are confused when they find this love poem in the Bible. It talks about the passionate love between this husband and wife, written in a way that no one speaks today. But [...]

READ: PSALMS 1:2; 119:103-105; 2 TIMOTHY 3:14-17 Have you ever canned food? Throughout much of history, people have canned and preserved food—often in glass jars. This has been an important way for people to get nutrition, even in less-than-ideal times like winter or natural disasters. In a way, memorizing Scripture is like “canning” truth from [...]

READ: ISAIAH 56:5; ACTS 11:26; 1 PETER 4:16 Do you know what your name means? Across cultures, names have meanings, and when we give names to babies, those meanings can be a beautiful way to communicate love and care for the newest members of our families. Proverbs 22:1 says, “A good name is more desirable [...]