Thoughts By Max Lucado

2020-07-20

Find God in Your Crisis

How would you describe your crisis? Do you recite your woes more naturally than you do heaven’s strength?

2020-07-16

Keep Forgiving

Freedom of Forgiveness | by Katherine Kehler The church is full of sinners. Some sins are well known and others are hidden, but God knows the hearts of each one of us, Have You Forgiven Yourself | by Katherine Kehler God Forgave our Sins, Past, Present and Future | by Katherine Kehler

2020-07-06

Intimate Christ

Live a life of love just as Christ loved us.” Ephesians 5:2 Long to be more loving? Begin by accepting your place as a dearly loved child. “You are God’s children whom He loves, so try to be like Him. Live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself for us.” (Ephesians 5:1-2)

2020-06-27

Let God Change the Way You Think

Romans 12:2 says, “Let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think.” You are God’s child, His creation. You’ll get through this — you’re a part of His family.

2020-06-11

Peace in the Face of Uncertainty

Everything is being cancelled. The NBA games. The NHL games. March Madness. Broadway plays. Flights. Cruises. Cancellations, everywhere! But can I tell you the one thing that has not and WILL not be cancelled?

2020-06-04

God is Waiting On You

Whatever it is that’s troubling you, you’ll get through this. Don’t quit, don’t hide.

2020-05-29

Our Conflict is with Satan

Make no mistake… the devil is a real devil! Every conflict is a contest with Satan and his forces. For that reason, the Bible says, “though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh.

2020-05-26

I Messed Up

Thunderbolts of regret can ignite and consume you. What makes the difference? Counteract them with downpours of God’s grace, daily washings of forgiveness.

2020-05-24

Running the Race

Certain races are optional. Other races are essential—like the race of faith.

2020-05-22

Where is God When I Hurt?

The Bible says in Romans 8:28 that “in everything God works for the good of those who love Him.” Do this simple exercise. Remove the word 'everything' and replace it with the symbol of your tragedy.

2020-05-17

Casting Your Anxiety on God

On my good days I begin my morning with a cup of coffee and a conversation with God. I look ahead into the day and make my requests. I am meeting with so-and-so at 10:00AM. Would you give me wisdom? This afternoon I need to finish my sermon. Would you please go ahead of me?

2020-05-13

As Near as Our Next Breath

Don’t assume God is watching from a distance. Isolation creates a downward cycle of fret. Choose instead to be the person who clutches the presence of God with both hands.

2020-05-08

He Knows You

Do you know this God who knows you? He knows your name. And he can’t wait to get you home. The ever-recurring, soul-lifting message of heaven is this— “The Lord delights in you” (Isaiah 62:4).

2020-05-03

God Hears Your Prayers

God loves the sound of your voice—always! God never places you on hold or tells you to call again later.

2020-04-27

God Surrounds Us

Be careful. Hard hearts never heal. Spongy ones do! Open every pore of your soul to God’s presence. Here’s how. Lay claim to the nearness of God.

2020-04-25

Prayers Matter to God

God delights in hearing your prayers! We can’t even get the plumber to call us back, so why would God listen to our prayers? Your prayers matter to God because you matter to God. You aren’t just anybody, you are his child.

2020-04-16

The Problem with Unresolved Guilt

What kind of person does unresolved guilt create?

2020-04-14

The Unchanging Creator is For us

Among all the changes in this season, find comfort in this steadfast promise from Christ. “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid” (John 14:27). Turn to Him today.

2020-04-02

He Is Our Refuge and Strength

But with all the talk of shortages, there is one thing of which we will never run short… We will never run short of God’s love. He is with us. He loves us. He is strengthening us. And he is watching over us.

2020-03-26

Never Alone

Underline these words: You are not alone. Your family my turn against you, but God won’t. Your friends may betray you, but God won’t.You may feel alone in the wilderness, but you are not. He is with you.

2020-03-22

Your Heart, His Home

God is willing to change us into the likeness of the Savior. Shall we accept his offer?

2020-03-18

God is With Us

Jesus understands you. He’s faced hunger, sorrow, and death and wants to face them with you. Scripture says Jesus “understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin” (Hebrews 4:15).

2020-03-13

Look at Jesus

These words are found in the book of Psalms: “The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives. Though they stumble, they will never fall, for the Lord holds them by the hand” (Psalm 37:23–24).

2020-03-09

Jesus Understands

But Jesus, who also was once alone—UNDERSTANDS our loneliness. I imagine Him listening. I picture His eyes misting and a pierced hand brushing away a tear. He understands!