Thoughts By Max Lucado

2024-08-31

Words of Strength

Do not withhold encouragement from the discouraged. Do not keep affirmation from the beaten down! Speak words that make people stronger.

2024-08-24

The Holy Who?

We comprehend God as Jesus, the Son? But God as Spirit? The word itself is mystical.

2024-08-08

Don’t Leave Feeling Unforgiven

“In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace” Ephesians 1:7 If only I could believe God’s forgiveness.

2024-08-02

Forgiving is Not Excusing

To forgive is to move on, not to think about the offense anymore.

2024-07-29

Be Still

In the midst of your daily storms, and in the storms that affect the entire world, make it a point to be still and set your sight on God.

2024-07-28

Every Knee Shall Bow

The supreme surprise of hell is this: Christ went there so you won't have to.

2024-07-18

Thump-Thud, Thump-Thud

There’s nothing like a good thump to reveal the nature of a heart. Jesus said that out of the nature of the heart a man speaks (Luke 6:45).

2024-07-16

Nevertheless

Two types of thoughts continually vie for your attention. One proclaims God’s strengths; the other lists your failures.

2024-07-03

A Prayer to Stay on God’s Path

Abba, thank you for sending a helper to direct my steps. You know everything and will guide me in your will.

2024-06-30

Don’t Get Lost in Your Troubles

Are you troubled, restless, sleepless? Then rejoice in the Lord’s Sovereignty. I dare you. I double-dog dare you--to expose your worries to an hour of worship. Your concerns will melt like ice on an August sidewalk!

2024-06-24

God Cares about You

Let me pose a few question. If God is able to place the stars in their sockets and suspend the sky like a curtain, do you think it is remotely possible that he is able to guide your life?

2024-06-18

Reasons for Joy

Are you so focused on what you don’t have that you’re blind to what you do?

2024-06-15

Patient People

God is being patient with you (2 Peter 3:9). And if God is being patient with you, can’t you pass on some patience to others? Of course you can! Because before love is anything else—love is patient!

2024-06-10

Learning to Listen

If you want to be just like Jesus, let God have you. Spend time listening for him until you receive your lesson for the day—then apply it.

2024-05-29

Contentment

What if God’s only gift to you were his grace to save you? Would you be content?

2024-05-26

Loving as God Loves

Our friends need a flood of tears. Our children need to be covered in the oil of our love. But if we haven’t received these things ourselves,

2024-05-14

Son Reflectors

What would happen if we accepted our place as Son reflectors? How can we be bumped off self-center?

2024-05-07

When Your Heart Needs a Father

You may be willing to stop being God's child. But God is not willing to stop being your Father.

2024-04-29

On the Anvil

On the solid anvil, the smoldering iron is remolded. We are remolded by God, if we let him. Are you letting him?

2024-04-23

Choices

We are free either to love God or not. He invites us to love Him. He urges us to love Him. He came that we might love Him.

2024-04-19

Confession

Confession! It’s a word that conjures up many images—some not so positive.

2024-04-12

Patience Freely Offered

God does more than demand patience from us; He offers it to us. Patience is a fruit of His Spirit. It hangs from the tree of Galatians 5:22: “The Spirit produces the fruit of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.”

2024-04-03

When You Face a Wall of Fear

Perhaps standing before you is a wall of fear. Brick upon brick of anxiety and dread. Haunting you are the kings of confusion. “Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world. ” (1 John 4:17).

2024-03-29

Father, Forgive Them

The dialogue that Friday morning was bitter. From the religious leaders, “He saved others but he can’t save himself.”

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