by Clay Gatlin | Jul 4, 2026 | Be Encouraged!
“Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who...
by Clay Gatlin | Jun 4, 2026 | Be Encouraged!
“Behold, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, devoting them to destruction. And shall you be delivered?” — Isaiah 37:11 “No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let...
by Clay Gatlin | Jun 1, 2026 | Be Encouraged!
“For He says, ‘In a favorable time I listened to you, and in a day of salvation I have helped you.’ Behold, now is the favorable time; behold, now is the day of salvation.” — 2 Corinthians 6:2 If all we have is today, then why do we think...
by Clay Gatlin | May 29, 2026 | Be Encouraged!
“We love because he first loved us.” — 1 John 4:19 That’s a funny little word. “Why did you do that?” And the answer begins with, “Because.” What about the question, “Why do we have to do it this way?”...
by Clay Gatlin | May 26, 2026 | Be Encouraged!
“You are altogether beautiful, my love; there is no flaw in you.” — Song of Solomon 4:7 Flaw: a feature that mars the perfection of something. It moves the heart to think of our perfect and holy Lord looking upon us and saying, “Dear one, there...
by Clay Gatlin | May 11, 2026 | Be Encouraged!
“But far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.” — Galatians 6:14 The sole purpose of our soul is to worship an almighty and holy God. In the end, all that...
by Clay Gatlin | May 7, 2026 | Be Encouraged!
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.” — Ecclesiastes 3:1 Autumn in Colorado. Fall has always been a breathtaking season there. It must be the ever-changing colors, the brilliant yellow of the aspen, the warm...
by Clay Gatlin | May 4, 2026 | Be Encouraged!
“Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.” — Psalm 37:4 It’s easy to say that just going to God as a “vending machine” is wrong. It’s easy to say that we should not always just ask God for...
by Clay Gatlin | Apr 30, 2026 | Be Encouraged!
“Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up! Again, if two lie together, they keep warm, but how can one...
by Clay Gatlin | Apr 27, 2026 | Be Encouraged!
“Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord! O Israel, hope in the Lord! For with the Lord there is steadfast love, and with him is plentiful redemption.” — Psalm 130:1,7 Most people think of fishing when they hear the term “reeling.” They...
