God’s Presence Assuages Fear: Isaiah 41:10 NKJV
Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. Isaiah 41:10 NKJV Because God promises to be with us, we can rest in his presence and strength and resist the temptation to fear. …
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Thank you for praying! Each month as we shared a new chapter from the State of the Bible 2020 report, we were encouraged by this one simple truth: many Americans turned to the Bible in 2020. In a year marked by unrest and unbelief, the Bible brought us closer to God and to one another. Along with this wonderful news,…
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What can we expect this year? There’s no telling. If 2020 taught us anything, it’s how unpredictable a year can be. But one thing we can be sure of is that the Lord’s kindness never fails, (Lamentations 3:22). Although 2020 has been filled with challenges, God’s mercies are new every day. God loves to shower his children with love and…
READ MOREMexico’s Indigenous People Hear the Good News of Jesus
In Mexico the national illiteracy rate is 8.4 percent, but among indigenous peoples it is 44 percent. Although Scripture is available for 16 of the 60 plus native languages, these beautiful indigenous people need to hear the Gospel in order to understand and accept it. Bringing God’s Word to Life Over the past 15 years, Bible Society of Mexico has…
READ MORE4 Prayers to Awaken Hope in the New Year
This time last year I was vision boarding. A couple of friends and I gathered magazines, art supplies, poster boards, and made vision boards capturing our hopes and dreams for the upcoming year. Then 2020 happened. I thought I would be reading more books and travelling to places unknown, instead I was homeschooling my children and quarantining. This year was…
READ MOREHurting Teens Encounter Jesus in their Pain
“I was addicted to bad habits,” said Senura, a Sri Lankan teen. “I used to criticize people who are weaker than me and hurt and traumatize them.” Senura was carrying pain that enabled him to hurt others. But Senura’s life was about to change. Senura participated in a Bible-based Teen Trauma Healing program conducted in 2019 by the Ceylon Bible…
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