Articles by Trisha Smith

Philippians 2:13 …for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose. This month we have talked a lot about seeking God and His purpose […]

Matthew 6:33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. No matter what we believe our purpose is in life, we have a greater […]

Romans 8:28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. A few days ago we explored Isaiah’s call […]

Acts 1:8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” […]

Isaiah 6:8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I. Send me!” Sometimes we don’t know what our […]

Ecclesiastes 3:11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart… Sometimes it is hard to understand what is going on in our world or in our […]

Genesis 50:20 So then, don’t be afraid. I will provide for you and your children.” And he reassured them and spoke kindly to them.  We see another instance in history when we had someone who […]

  2 Samuel 22:29-30 You, Lord, are my lamp; the Lord turns my darkness into light. With your help I can advance against a troop; with my God I can scale a wall. When you […]

Ephesians 2:10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. There is nothing more amazing than to think that each of […]

Exodus 9:16 But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might show you my power and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.  This verse is an interesting […]

Isaiah 46:11 From the east I summon a bird of prey; from a far-off land, a man to fulfill my purpose. What I have said, that I will bring about; what I have planned, that […]

1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful […]

  Hebrews 10:24-25 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging /one […]

Acts 9:6 “Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.” Today’s word comes from a passage in Acts where Saul meets Jesus on the road and […]

Luke 16:10 Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. This verse may seem out of place […]