Thoughts By Max Lucado

2023-12-30

Assurance of Victory

What is unique about the kingdom of God is that you are assured of victory. You have won! You are assured that you will someday stand before the face of God and see the King of kings.

2023-12-21

The Best is Yet to Be

In Matthew 1:23 God called himself Immanuel, which means God with us. Not just God made us,

2023-12-15

Christ in You

God in us! Have we sounded the depth of this promise? With God in you, you have a million resources you didn’t have before. Can’t stop worrying? Christ can. And he lives within you. Can’t forget the past, forgive the jerk, or forsake your bad habits? Christ can! And he lives in you.

2023-12-11

Wounded by Words

If you have suffered or are suffering because of someone else’s words, you’ll be glad to know that there is a balm for this laceration. Read 1 Peter 2:23

2023-12-03

Welcome Jesus into the Turbulence

Welcome Jesus into the midst of this turbulent time. Don’t let the storm turn you inward. Let it turn you upward.

2023-11-25

Choose What You Think About

Do you want to be happy tomorrow? Then sow seeds of happiness today. Count blessings. Memorize Bible verses. Pray. Sing hymns. Spend time encouraging people.

2023-11-16

God’s Love Never Fails

God’s grace is greater than your failures! In God’s hands no defeat is a crushing defeat.

2023-11-09

The Branch and the Vine

God wants to be as close to us as a branch is to a vine. One is an extension of the other. It's impossible to tell where one starts and the other ends.

2023-11-01

Chapters in Life

Eternal glory? I’d like a large cup of that ..... wouldn’t you? Everything in this life is preparing us for the next.

2023-10-27

Commit Your Day

Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. To these I commit my day.

2023-10-23

Spill Your Heart Before God

What is your mountain? What is the challenge of your life? Call out to God for help!

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?