The Apostle Paul had a thorn in his flesh., a weakness, with which he had to deal. He prayed three times for the Lord to remove it. God finally told him that He wasn't going to remove it, but that His grace would be sufficient and that His power would be put on display in Paul's weakness. Paul learned that when we are weak, His strength is enough.

Haggai, along with Zechariah, are unique among the prophets of the Old Testament because they are prophets of encouragement. The people of Israel were trying to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem, just as God had commanded them to do, but for various reasons they were having trouble getting the job done. Haggai encourages them to keep obeying God even if what they're doing doesn't seem to be going very well.

Fear is a reality of life for us as humans. There is a good kind of fear, but there is also a debilitating kind of fear that paralyzes us. How to we, as Christians, deal with that kind of fear?

Zephaniah is similar to the other prophets of Israel, but the book has a few unique properties. The most amazing revelation of all is a picture of a God who sings over His people.

We like to live life with as much certainty as possible. However, the reality is that there is much in this life that is a mystery. That causes us to wonder where God is when bad things happen, and we end up living between faith and doubt.

No matter what season in life you're experiencing now, there's always hope on the horizon.