This Week With Jesus

  When the Heavens Declare Gods Glory

  “The Lord trieth the righteous.” — Psalm 11:5 (KJV) Have you ever been down into the depths of loss or heartbreak, suffering or complete disaster? When the only question in your head is "why me" ? When you feel like you are being threshed literally with no escape? It can be a heartbreaking thought - "I never hurt anyone, I tried to follow our Lord, I tried to do all the right things and I never hurt anyone knowingly. Then why? Why did it have to be me?" Well, it had to be you for the very reasons you feel it should not have been: Your belief, faith & trust in the Lord. This is not a dichotomy. This is the reality of our faith. We are entrusted with a mission because God sees our strength and faith in Him & knows we can see it through with His help. Here is a lesson we can learn from wheat! Wheat, while nestled safely in its husk, is of no use to the one who planted it. Only through threshing—through the shaking, beating, and separating—does its true value...

"Worry is a conversation with self about things we cannot change. Prayer is a conversation with God about things He can change." ​Have you ever found yourself replaying a difficult conversation in your mind, agonizing over a decision you can't undo, or losing sleep over a future event that's completely out of your control? That's worry. It's a relentless loop of mental chatter, a conversation we have with ourselves about all the things we can't fix, control, or change. And it's exhausting. ​Worry drains our energy, steals our peace, and can even take a toll on our physical health. It's the enemy of rest, the opposite of trust. When we worry, we're essentially telling God, "I've got this. I'll handle it myself." We're trying to carry a weight that we were never meant to carry. We become so focused on the "what ifs" that we forget the "what is" and, more importantly, the "Who is." ​ Now, consi...

  And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren . Genesis 29:31 (KJV) Leah was the woman no one chose.  Her father used deception to marry her off. Her husband, Jacob, loved her sister more. And in a world that prized beauty and favor, Leah felt invisible. But God saw her . Look at her history - In Genesis 29, Leah names her sons with aching hope—“Now my husband will love me,” she says. Yet it’s not until her fourth son, Judah, that her focus shifts: “This time I will praise the Lord.” In her pain, Leah found purpose. In rejection, she discovered worship. And God saw her . Leah kept trying to earn love by seeking “more.” More children, more effort, more hope that maybe this time, someone would truly choose her. She was caught in a cycle many perfectionists know—chasing worth through what we can do. But God saw her, not for her role but for her heart . And He honored her. From Leah came the priestly tribe of Levi and the royal line of Juda...