https://odb.org/2026/10/30/get-going-with-god Genesis 12:1–8 (NIV): The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you. “I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will blessContinue reading “Following God in faith”
Category Archives: God’s plans and purposes
Hope in God
https://odb.org/2026/10/29/hope-in-a-hero 1 Chronicles 16:12–27 (NIV): Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced, you his servants, the descendants of Israel, his chosen ones, the children of Jacob. He is the Lord our God; his judgments are in all the earth. He remembers his covenant forever, the promise he made, forContinue reading “Hope in God”
Life can change in a moment
https://odb.org/2026/10/21/grace-in-grief Job 1:13–22 (NIV) – One day when Job’s sons and daughters were feasting and drinking wine at the oldest brother’s house, a messenger came to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the donkeys were grazing nearby, and the Sabeans attacked and made off with them. They put the servants to the sword,Continue reading “Life can change in a moment”
You do it to Me
https://odb.org/2026/10/20/you-do-it-to-me Acts 9:1-6 (NIV): Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord’s disciples. He went to the high priest and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any there who belonged to the Way, whether men or women, he might take them as prisoners toContinue reading “You do it to Me”
Are we ready for Christ’s return?
https://odb.org/2026/10/16/ready-for-christs-return 1 Peter 3:13–17 (NIV): 13 Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good? 14 But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear their threats; do not be frightened.” 15 But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answerContinue reading “Are we ready for Christ’s return?”
The Potter and the Clay
https://odb.org/2026/10/14/lives-molded-by-god Jeremiah 18:1–10 (NIV): 18 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD: 2 “Go down to the potter’s house, and there I will give you my message.” 3 So I went down to the potter’s house, and I saw him working at the wheel. 4 But the pot he was shaping from the clayContinue reading “The Potter and the Clay”
Remembering God’s faithfulness
https://odb.org/2026/10/12/what-god-has-done Deuteronomy 8:10–18 (NIV): 10 When you have eaten and are satisfied, praise the LORD your God for the good land he has given you. 11 Be careful that you do not forget the LORD your God, failing to observe his commands, his laws and his decrees that I am giving you this day. 12 Otherwise, when youContinue reading “Remembering God’s faithfulness”
Slow and steady spiritual growth
https://odb.org/2026/10/09/slow-patient-growth-in-god Luke 8:4–15 (NIV): 4 While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, he told this parable: 5 “A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path; it was trampled on, and the birds ate it up. 6 Some fellContinue reading “Slow and steady spiritual growth”
Goals aligned with Christ
https://odb.org/2026/10/02/goals-aligned-with-god Philippians 3:10–16 (NIV): 10 I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, 11 and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection from the dead.12 Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press onContinue reading “Goals aligned with Christ”
Commit our struggles unto the LORD
https://odb.org/2026/09/17/look-to-god Nehemiah 4:6–14 (NIV): 6 So we rebuilt the wall till all of it reached half its height, for the people worked with all their heart.7 But when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites and the people of Ashdod heard that the repairs to Jerusalem’s walls had gone ahead and that the gaps were being closed, theyContinue reading “Commit our struggles unto the LORD”
