Following from Wednesday's post, here is a devotion. When God Speaks Into the Beginning Scripture Reading: Genesis 1:1–5 Psalm 127:1 Proverbs 16:3 “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” — Genesis 1:1 Reflection Every beginning carries weight. New years, new seasons, new assignments, new hopes, each one presents an opportunity to either rush ahead in our own strength or pause and invite God to lead. Genesis opens with a profound truth: before anything became , God already...

Happy New Year! I know I’m a little late to the party, but the year is still new—it’s only a week old. How did you start the year? Did you begin by revisiting the New Year’s resolutions you made? Have you already started taking steps toward making them happen? Or did you start by simply continuing as you were, because you don’t quite trust yourself to keep resolutions anymore so you decided not to set any goals this year, just to avoid disappointing yourself again ? Pause. Relax. This is not...

"For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope." Romans 15: 4 Hope is not sustained by prayer alone; it is strengthened by learning . Scripture tells us that the things written before us were written for our instruction , so that through endurance and encouragement, we might have hope. Hope grows where wisdom grows. Learning Is a Spiritual Responsibility None of us has lived this life before....