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Thoughts By Max Lucado

2026-04-25

A Tiny Seed, A Tiny Deed

God inhabits the tiny seed. He empowers the tiny deed. Never discount the smallness of your deeds.

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2026-04-23

God Loves the Truth

Dishonesty is absolutely contrary to the character of God.

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2026-04-22

A Forever Home

Where will you live forever? In the house of the Lord. If his house is your 'forever house,' what does that make this earthly house? You got it! Short-term housing. This is not our home. Our homeland is in heaven. (Philippians 3:20).

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2026-04-20

It’s a Jungle Out There!

It is a jungle out there, but you have hope because you have met someone who can lead you out. "My help comes from the LORD.."

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2026-04-12

What Matters to You Matters to God

Does God care about the little things in our lives?  You better believe it."...let us, then, feel very sure that we can come before God’s throne where there is grace.”  

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2026-04-06

Unwrapping the Gifts of the Cross

Much has been said about Jesus’ “gift of the Cross.” But what of the other gifts? What of the nails, the crown of thorns?  The garments taken by the soldiers?  Have you taken time to open these gifts?

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2026-04-04

On Saturday

When it’s Easter Saturday in your life, how do you react? When you are somewhere between yesterday’s tragedy and tomorrow’s triumph, what do you do? Do you leave God’ - or do you linger near him? John chose to linger. And because he lingered on Saturday, he was around on Sunday to see the miracle.

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2026-04-03

He Bore It All

Have Ever made someone feel bad so you would feel good? "Then the soldiers bowed before Jesus and made fun of him, saying, 'Hail, King of the Jews'.  They spat on Jesus.

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2026-04-02

Don’t Forget

Are you still in love with Jesus? Before you remember anything, remember him. If you forget anything, don't forget him.

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2026-03-23

Faith Sees the Savior

Your eyes see your faults. Your faith sees your Savior. Your eyes see your guilt. Your faith sees his blood.

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2026-03-21

An Uncommon Call to an Uncommon Life

You have onea uniqueness. A divine spark. An uncommon call to an uncommon life. “The Spirit has given each of us a special way of serving others” Don’t worry about skills you don’t have. Don’t covet strengths others do have. Just extract your uniqueness.

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2026-03-18

Lavish Grace

So, how often do you sin, hmm… in an hour?  For the sake of discussion, let’s say ten times an hour.  Ten sins an hour, times sixteen waking hours, times 365 days a year, times the average life span of 74 years. 

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2026-03-17

Pray About Everything

Rather than worry about anything, "pray about everything." Everything? Diaper changes and dates? Business meetings and broken bathtubs? Procrastinations and prognostications? Pray about everything!

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2026-03-11

What Friends Do

"A friend loves you all the time."  Proverbs 17:17 (NCV) what do you do with a friend? (Well, that's rather simple too.) You stick by him.

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2026-03-08

From God’s Perspective

God transforms our hopeless grief into hope-filled grief. How? We long to know that our loved ones are safe in death.

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2026-02-19

The Soul Killer

A withered soul has no life. Cut off from God withers the soul of man.

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2026-02-16

Perfect Love

Do you ever feel hungry for love? Do you fear facing life alone? All that changes when we discover God's perfect love. 

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2026-01-23

Christ is in You

Jesus not only did a work for us; he does a work in us! Colossians 1:27 tells us...

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2026-01-22

Keep Waiting–God is at Work

by Max Lucado. I’m convinced the Sabbath was created for frantic souls like me, people who need a weekly reminder that the world will not stop if I do.

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2026-01-19

A Cloak of Love

“Love covers a multitude of sins,” the scripture says in 1 Peter 4:8. Love doesn’t expose. It doesn’t gossip. If love says anything, love speaks words of defense. Words of kindness. Words of protection.

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2026-01-12

Anxiety Ain’t Fun

Philippians 4:6, “Be anxious for nothing.” The presence of anxiety is unavoidable, but the prison of anxiety is optional. Could you use some calm?

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2026-01-09

Three Questions

His grace erases guilt. His oversight removes fear.  His direction removes confusion.

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2026-01-08

Waiting Forwardly

For most of us, waiting is not our problem. Or, maybe I should state, waiting is our problem

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2025-12-26

The Arrival

Those who missed His Majesty’s arrival that night missed it not because of evil acts or malice; no, they missed it because they simply weren’t looking.

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