God's Glory Church

Imagine that you are wearing the shirts of compassion, patience and forgiveness. It may sound funny, but Colossians 3:12 tells us to “put on” the traits that match our identity in Christ. In other words, we need to clothe ourselves in actions and attitudes that make us more like Jesus every day. So how do (…)

Have you ever wondered how your life pleases God? Throughout the Scriptures we learn how we can use our lives to please God. In fact, we were created for God’s pleasure. Since we have received new life in Christ and experienced God’s grace, we should strive to please God. Since He has given us everything (…)

The Lord is close to the brokenhearted, and saves the humbled in spirit. — Psalm 33:19 The morning my son Allen was born, the doctor sat in the chair by my bed and said, “Something is wrong…” Our son, so healthy on the outside, had a life-threatening defect and needed immediate surgery. When the doctor (…)

The author of the 27th Psalm deliberately focuses attention on one of the most important aspects of our spiritual life. Throughout the scriptures we learn about the importance of God’s presence. It is in God’s presence that we find strength and hope (Psalm 27:1). Also, in God’s presence our enemies lose their power over us (…)

Test me, O God, and know my heart, examine me, and know my thoughts. — Psalm 138:23 When my husband Dan and I decided to take care of our elderly parents, the first day we held each other’s hands felt like we were about to jump into the abyss. Little did we know at the (…)

If you’ve ever experienced a severe storm or natural disaster, you know how important it is to have a safe shelter for your protection. Whenever there is a threat, we need something stronger than that threat to protect us. This also applies to our everyday life. We experience attacks from our spiritual enemy and other (…)

When you walk with a friend, you should keep up with each other. If one of you rushes ahead or lags behind, you are no longer walking together. Something similar happens when it comes to walking with God. The Apostle Paul said: “Since the Spirit is the source of our new life, let us follow (…)

In an ever-changing, ever-moving, ever-changing world, we can count on God’s unchanging nature. Under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, the author of the Epistle to the Hebrews put it this way: “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever.” Hebrews 13:8 The name for the three separate parts, or “Persons” of God, is (…)

There are various times throughout the Bible when God tells someone not to be afraid. Each of these moments occurs when the listener has every reason to be very scared. One such case involves Joshua, the leader of Israel after the death of Moses, who led the Israelites to the promised land (see Exodus 3). (…)