The Beautiful Thing about Commitment
Living for Christ can seem hard, even impractical at times. We tend to focus on what we can do to earn our way to God, rather than accepting His free gift of salvation
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Welcoming Gently
Dear God, thank you for sending Jesus to show us a life worth imitating. May I bow in awe of His glory and from that place open my heart to people.
Marinated in the Word
take time to immerse yourself in the Word. Do it deliberately and regularly and the finished product will have a heavenly aroma.
Christ, Our Life
For many, Christianity is simply the religion into which they were born. For others, Christ is Savior and more: He is their very life (Colossians 3:4). When Jesus is your life you cannot go…
Complaining in the Wilderness
“Do everything without complaining and arguing, so that no one can criticize you.” Philippians 2:14
Heart’s Desires
You have found your delight in the Lord, and He has placed within you the desires that are from Him, for Him, and can only be fulfilled by Him.
Contentment
What if God’s only gift to you were his grace to save you? Would you be content?
Unoffendable
No one ever says, "Today, I think I'll try to develop a hardened heart of stone." Such things enter our souls through stealth.
God Is Faithful
God is faithful. We can trust his promises to be kept and his purposes to be good. How do we know? The sunrise each morning is a reminder that the Father of heaven and…
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,
Becoming A People of Mercy
Mercy, Not Wrath. The church was created not to fulfill God's wrath, but to complete His mercy. True prayer is born of love and comes in the midst of need.
Get Up and Get Out
As a friend of mine said once, almost nonchalantly, a true Christian is choosing the most dangerous occupation in the world.
The Mission Field Next Door
Lord, Open my eyes that I might see the mission field before me and then give me the conviction and the courage to go into all the world and preach the gospel to all…
The Way of Wisdom
The world's wisdom, great as it may be cannot begin to measure up to the divine wisdom available to one who faithfully reads, studies, and meditates upon God's Word
Kind and Compassionate
Thought: Be kind and compassionate — two qualities that seem to be in short supply. Maybe it's because we hold up the wrong heroes. Unfortunately these two qualities are often seen as sig
One Reason God Doesn’t Give You the Full Picture
One reason God doesn’t give you the full picture of his plans for your life is that you may be overwhelmed by what you see.One reason God doesn’t give you the full picture of…
Just Beneath the Surface
What happened to Lot. He allowed little sins in his life to go unchecked. They weren’t major, shocking kinds of sins--just “little” sins. But they were steadily eroding his moral character, until finally the…
This is Love
This is Love: “This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.” 1 John 4:10
Power for Living
"I pray that you would not be a prisoner to sin but rather have accepted that promise that was given through faith in Jesus Christ.
God’s Hands
Our lives, our futures, and our plans are in God's hands. This inescapable reality is the basis of our existence. It is also the foundation of our joy and refreshment when we are with…
Son Reflectors
What would happen if we accepted our place as Son reflectors? How can we be bumped off self-center?
Splendor of His Holiness
“Worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness; tremble before him, all the earth.” Psalm 96:9