by Susan Barnes | 21 Sep 2026 | Podcast
“The Lord’s promises are pure, like silver refined in a furnace, purified seven times over.” Psalm 12:6 Purified silver is untainted. Its purity can be depended upon. Likewise, I can depend on God’s promises. Sometimes, though, we misunderstand his promises....
by Susan Barnes | 20 Apr 2026 | Short Devotion>People
“For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?” Esther 4:14 These words from...
by Susan Barnes | 12 Sep 2025 | How God Sees Us
“For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.” Ephesians 2:10 You may have read Bill Watterson’s quote: “God put me on this earth to accomplish a certain number of things. Right now I am...
by Susan Barnes | 29 Aug 2025 | Articles
People wouldn’t have invented the God we find in the Bible. He isn’t a comfortable God. He claims to be all-powerful and loving, yet he won’t promise us a life without difficulties. He knows us far too well and loves us far too deeply. He doesn’t want us to waste our...
by Susan Barnes | 22 Aug 2025 | How God Sees Us
“As God’s partners, we beg you not to accept this marvelous gift of God’s kindness and then ignore it …” (2 Corinthians 6:1). We become God’s partners when we accept God’s gift of salvation. We don’t ignore the difference this makes to our lives and the significant...
by Susan Barnes | 18 Aug 2025 | Short Devotion>People
Again, the Israelites cried out to the Lord, and he gave them a deliverer—Ehud, a left-handed man, the son of Gera the Benjamite. The Israelites sent him with tribute to Eglon king of Moab. (Judges 3:15) God chooses a left-handed man. In this culture, left-handed...
by Susan Barnes | 16 Jun 2025 | Short Devotion>People
Moses said, “Pardon your servant, Lord. Please send someone else.” (Exodus 4:13) Moses is polite but unwilling. Following the incident of killing an Egyptian and running away (Exodus 2:11-15), he feels completely unqualified as well as inarticulate (Exodus 6:12, 30)....
by Susan Barnes | 9 Jun 2025 | Short Devotion>People
His sister [Miriam] asked Pharaoh’s daughter, “Shall I go and get one of the Hebrew women to nurse the baby for you?” (Exodus 2:7) How brave and clever Miriam is! When Moses’ mother can no longer hide her baby from the Egyptian overseers, she makes a waterproof basket...
