Joe Barnett

We are more than conquerors through him who loved us.             —Romans 8:37 In his April 3, 1965, broadcast, the late Paul Harvey said, “In times like these, it’s helpful to remember that there have always been times like these.” Harrowing happenings have us on edge. Modern media feeds us

With the temptation [God] will also provide the way of escape.    —1 Corinthians 10:13 Asking the king for a favor was a nail-biter for Nehemiah. He said, “I was very much afraid.” “What is it you want?” asked the king. Nehemiah said, “Then I prayed to the God of heaven, and I answered the

Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults.                     —Ephesians 4:2 NLT The first ingredient of love in 1 Corinthians 13 is patience (v. 4). The New Century Version gift-wraps and puts a bow on it in verse 7: “Love patiently accepts all

By the grace of God I am what I am.                  —1 Corinthians 15:10 My sister, Jeanette, was valedictorian of her high school class—a straight-A brain. Four years later, I attended the same school and had the same teachers. Gulp! I had a hunch that in the teachers’

You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.                 —James 4:14 Fame has a short lifespan: Who was Harry Truman’s Vice President? Who was Dwight Eisenhower’s Secretary of State? Who won Super Bowl XXXII? Who was the Democratic Presidential nominee in 1988? Who

Those who wait on the Lord will find new strength.                                          —Isaiah 40:31 NLT When should you slow down? Slow down when you don’t have all the facts. Succumbing to a spur-of-the-moment reactionary rant before knowing

The Lord is good and his love endures forever.                                      —Psalm 100:5 Psalms 106, 107, and 118 begin: “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.” In Psalm 136, the same phrase is

Take captive every thought.      —2 Corinthians 10:5 There’s a battle going on in your mind between right and wrong. Even the strongest face struggle. Take Paul: “I love God’s law with all my heart. But there is another law at work within me that is at war with my mind” (Rom 7:22–23 NLT).

I will come and get you.      —John 14:3 NLT Chaos! Uncertainty! Fear! Moods of our times. Is there any room for calmness and hope? Yes, indeed, for whatever is going on in your world, one thing is certain: God is in control. History is His-story—and it’s moving toward a victorious finale. God has

Make it your ambition … to mind your own business.    —1 Thessalonians 4:11 Each of us has God-given work to do. Paul spells it out in Ephesians: He chose us before the creation of the world (1:4). He designed and assigned specific works for each of us (2:10). He gave us the gifts needed