Written by: April J. Buchanan Turn your eyes upon Jesus. How we come to see Him more and more through the unfolding riches by which He has revealed Himself in His Word. Day by day the longing to know Him grows as His Word is opened before us. There He works in our hearts by…

Hope sanctifies, grace sustains, and the faithful walk of the believer is the work of God from beginning to end. Written by: April J. Buchanan Hope sanctifies and hope purifies. One whose hope is from the Lord and in the Lord has every confidence. He who lets his heart wander and stumbles in the way…

Movements demand momentum. The church requires faithfulness. Movements chase influence. The church proclaims Christ. Written by: April J. Buchanan Many in the church today are dissatisfied with simply being the church, the ekklesia, the called-out ones, the bride of Christ. They want to be part of something bigger, something the world takes notice of. Increasingly,…

Written by: April J. Buchanan Your heart rejoiced in the Lord your God. You enjoyed the beauty and glory of God. What is this sickness that has poisoned the wellspring of your heart? When your heart is sick, unless the poison and toxin are removed and purged entirely, your praise becomes only echoes from before…

Written by: April J. Buchanan Few devotionals sit on my bookshelf, and that is intentional. Even the most theologically rich and doctrinally anchored devotions often serve to fill a space in the day when we want to spend time in the Word but give little time to what should be the most important part of…

Written by: April J. Buchanan They speak softly, humbly, and convincingly. “It’s okay if you take medicine and go to the doctor,” they say. “Your faith is not like mine, and that’s okay. I have faith I can overcome this without medicine, but if you need to, take it. Do what is to the measure…

Written by: April J. Buchanan What is the expectation when you visit a church? Do you expect to hear God’s Word opened and exposited, or are you looking for something else? While out of town with my husband, I visit different churches. With our recent change of locations, I have the task of finding a…

Written by: April J. Buchanan You say that you test every “prophetic word spoken over your life,” yet you do not test every word you claim God spoke to you for someone else; instead, you place that burden entirely on their shoulders alone. So let us deal only with the words of those who claim…

Written by: April J. Buchanan Sound doctrine is not merely “right” doctrine or about being intellectually correct. It is healthy, true, powerful, and life-giving, sanctifying all who live by it. The phrase literally means “healthful, wholesome teaching.” Scripture warns that many, far more than a few, will not be able to endure sound doctrine. They…

Written by: April J. Buchanan A heart renewed day by day in hope rests in the sovereign grace of God at work in the believer and by means of His Word, which has a purifying effect on the mind and heart whereby the saint is changed and is being changed, even when the effects are…