Thoughts By Max Lucado

2023-10-19

Saturated in God’s Love

“Where God’s love is there is no fear, because God’s perfect love drives out fear” 1 John 4:18

2023-10-13

One Step at a Time

Oh, how we like to know the details—where we’re going, which path we’ll take, when we’ll get there, and exactly what “there” is.

2023-10-07

God Never Sends You Out Alone

Are you on the eve of change? Do you find yourself looking into a new chapter? God never sends you out alone.

2023-09-28

An Attitude of Gratitude

A grateful heart sees each day as a gift. Thankful people focus less on what they lack and more on the privileges they have.

2023-09-22

Ears to Hear

“Let he who has ears to hear, use them.” “Happy are those who listen to me” is the promise of Proverbs 8:34.

2023-09-17

Jesus Takes Our Fears Seriously

Fear feels dreadful. It sucks the life out of the soul, curls us into an embryonic state, and drains us dry of contentment.

2023-09-13

Cornelius

Cornelius was an officer in the Roman army. Both Gentile and bad guy. He ate the wrong food, hung with the wrong crowd, and swore allegiance to Caesar.

2023-09-09

Long Lists of Stinky Trash

Life has a way of unloading its rubbish on us. Your boss expects too much. Your kids whine too much. Trash. Load after load of anger;

2023-09-01

No Limit to His Love

When asked to describe the width of his love, he stretched one hand to the right and the other to the left and had them nailed in that position so you would know he died loving you.

2023-08-27

Handling the Tough Times

How do you handle your tough times? When you are tired of trying, tired of forgiving, tired of hard weeks or hard-headed people—how do you manage your dark days?

2023-08-20

The Message of Grace

The message of God is the message of grace. Grace that is entirely God’s. God loving. God offering.

2023-08-03

Anxiety Ain’t Fun

Anxiety ain’t fun! One would think Christians would be exempt from worry but we are not.

2023-07-31

Satan’s Condemnation

Satan has deputized people to peddle his poison. Friends dredge up your past. Preachers proclaim all guilt and no grace.

2023-07-18

Hard Hearted

A hard heart ruins, not only your life, but the lives of your family members.

2023-07-09

The Secret of Forgiveness

You will never forgive anyone more than God has already forgiven you. Only by letting him wash your feet can you have strength to wash those of another.

2023-07-05

You’re Not Alone

Have you ever gone to the grocery on an empty stomach? You’re a sitting duck when you do. When you’re lonely, you do the same in life.

2023-07-01

God’s Ways are Right

We live beneath the protective palm of a sovereign King who superintends every circumstance of our lives and delights in doing us good.

2023-06-28

God is at Work in Us

It took prison to show me how empty life is without God.”

2023-06-03

Untying Knots

Life gets tangled. People mess up. God loves to untie the knots when our life gets messy.

2023-05-23

When the Storm Doesn’t Stop

When in a storm can you turn your eyes away from the stormy world and look into the wonder of God? Here are 5 promises you can recite:

2023-05-19

Like Sheep

When David said in Psalm 23, “The Lord is my Shepherd,” couldn’t he have come up with a better metaphor than a shepherd for sheep?

2023-05-11

God’s Loving Pursuit

Dare we envision a God who follows us? Who pursues us? Who chases us? Who tracks us down and wins us over? Who follows us with "goodness and mercy" all the days of our lives?

2023-05-07

A Prayer for Troubled Times

A Prayer for Troubled Times. Father, We are sad, Father. And so we come to you. We don’t ask you for help; we beg you for it.

2023-05-02

Eternal Happiness

“God has planted eternity in the hearts of men.” Ecclesiastes 3:10, TLB You will never be completely happy on earth, simply because you were not made for earth.

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