Thoughts By Max Lucado

2021-05-05

Alarms in Your Life

A fit of anger. Uncontrolled debt. A guilty conscience. Icy relationships. Alarms in your life. When they go off, how do you respond?

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2021-04-27

By Grace Through Faith

“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God, not by works, so that no one can boast.”

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2021-04-26

Dashed Hopes

What do you do when God interrupts your good plans, how do you respond?

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2021-04-16

More Than Meets the Eye

By faith you look in the mirror and see a robed prodigal bearing the ring of grace on your finger and the kiss of your Father on your face.

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2021-04-13

God’s Marvelous Love

Let God love you. Let Him love you dearly, let Him love you daily, let Him love you deeply. Grab hold of His love and never let go. “God is love” (1 John 4:16).

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2021-04-08

God is For Me

Gods' kingdom needs you. The poor need you; the lonely need you; the church needs you…. the cause of God needs you.  You are part of the purposes He is working out in the world

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2021-03-31

You Can Live Forgiven

Do you know God’s grace? If you do, you can live boldly, live robustly; his safety net will break your fall. Nothing fosters courage like a clear grasp of grace.

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2021-03-21

The Good Shepherd

Jesus tends to his sheep. And he will tend to you. Go to him. Others may guide us to God. Others may help us understand God. But no one can do the work of God, for only God can heal.

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2021-03-15

God Will Guard You

“If you make the Most High your shelter, no evil will conquer you” Psalm 91:9-10 Your serenity matters to heaven, and God guarantees he will guard you.

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2021-03-09

The Mind of Christ

The heart of Jesus was spiritual. Our hearts seem so far from His.  He is

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2021-03-07

Facing a Wall of Fear?

Choose hope, not despair. Choose life, not death. Choose God’s promises. You are a new person. Live like one! Because God’s promises are unbreakable, our hope is unshakable!

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2021-02-28

No Fear of Falling

Beneath the vitals of the heart, God’s Spirit whispers, “You’re mine. I bought you, and I sealed you, and no one can take you.”

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2021-02-25

Changed from the Inside Out

Bid farewell to the burden of religion. Gone is the fear that having done everything, you might not have done enough. You climb the stairs, not by your strength, but God's.

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2021-02-19

The Power of a Godly Touch

By Max Lucado - The Power of a Godly Touch. The power of a godly touch! Have you known it? The doctor who treated you, the teacher who dried your tears?

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2021-02-03

Peace for Anxious Days

God knows what you need and where you’ll be.

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2021-01-29

Know Where to Look

Because David knew where to look (Jesus) he was able to say, “I will fear no evil.”

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2021-01-25

Give Your Fears to Your Father

God did not take the cross away from Jesus, but he did take away the fear. 

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2021-01-21

A Far Greater Gift

“I am with you always, to the very end of the age” (Matthew 28:20). We need that reminder. We all need that reminder, for all of us need hope

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2020-12-28

The Secret of Being Content

Paul focused on eternal life, the love of God, and the forgiveness of sins. What he had in Christ was far greater than what he didn’t have in life!

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2020-11-09

A Prayer for the Nearness of God

Gracious Father, I thank you that there are no limits to when you will come to us.  You still come near, every day, when we come and behold you.  Help me to focus the eyes of my heart on you today and take your presence with me wherever I go.  In Jesus’ name, amen.

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2020-11-03

Help for Prevailing Problems

Does one prevailing problem leech your life? Some are prone to cheat. Others quick to doubt. Maybe you worry. Yes, everyone worries some, but you own the national distributorship of anxiety.

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2020-10-30

Go To Him

Ever feel as if you need to get away? So did Jesus. (Mark 1:35) Ever have so many demands that you can’t stop for lunch? He can relate. (Mark 6:31) . . .

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2020-10-22

In the Midst of Life’s Messes

You and I long for someone who will meet us in the midst of life’s messes.

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2020-10-14

The Wise Builder

According to Jesus, the wise builder is “whoever hears these sayings of mine, and does them” (Matthew 7:24).  

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