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Tag: Max Lucado

2026-05-17

The Storm Walker

We aren’t to be oblivious to the overwhelming challenges that life brings. We are to counterbalance them with long looks at God’s accomplishments.

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2026-04-12

What Matters to You Matters to God

Does God care about the little things in our lives?  You better believe it."...let us, then, feel very sure that we can come before God’s throne where there is grace.”  

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2026-04-04

On Saturday

When it’s Easter Saturday in your life, how do you react? When you are somewhere between yesterday’s tragedy and tomorrow’s triumph, what do you do? Do you leave God’ - or do you linger near him? John chose to linger. And because he lingered on Saturday, he was around on Sunday to see the miracle.

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2026-03-21

An Uncommon Call to an Uncommon Life

You have onea uniqueness. A divine spark. An uncommon call to an uncommon life. “The Spirit has given each of us a special way of serving others” Don’t worry about skills you don’t have. Don’t covet strengths others do have. Just extract your uniqueness.

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2026-01-23

Christ is in You

Jesus not only did a work for us; he does a work in us! Colossians 1:27 tells us...

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2026-01-19

A Cloak of Love

“Love covers a multitude of sins,” the scripture says in 1 Peter 4:8. Love doesn’t expose. It doesn’t gossip. If love says anything, love speaks words of defense. Words of kindness. Words of protection.

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2025-12-20

Prince of Peace

“His name will be...Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6 Heaven opened herself and placed her most precious One in a human womb. The Omnipotent, in one instant, made Himself breakable. He who had been Spirit became pierceable.

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2025-12-15

God With Us

The manger dares us to believe the best is yet to be. I love Christmas because it reminds us how“God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God!”

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2025-07-12

We Can Trust God

When troubles come our way, we can be stressed and upset, or we can trust God. Scripture says to set your minds and keep them set on what is above…the higher things (Colossians 3:2). When giants are in the land, when doubts swarm your mind, turn your thoughts to God. Your best thoughts are God-thoughts. He is above all this mess!

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2025-06-24

Build Your House on the Rock

Remember Jesus’ parable about the two builders who each built a house? One built on cheap, easy-to-access-sand. The other built on costly, difficult-to-reach rock.

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2025-06-11

A Love Too Heavy

  Hatred will sour your outlook and break your back.  The load of bitterness is simply too heavy.  Your knees will buckle under the strain, and your heart will break beneath the weight.

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2025-04-02

The Suffering of His Broken Heart

Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane. We see Jesus in the fog of a broken heart.

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2025-03-26

Triumph in Tragedy

What do you say we have a chat about grave-clothes? Sound like fun? Sound like a cheery topic?

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2025-03-25

Where Does My Help Come From?

God—your rescuer, has the right vision.  He also has the right direction. He made the boldest claim in the history of man

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2025-03-06

Grace, Truth and Acceptance

Jesus shared truth but graciously.  Jesus offered grace but truthfully.  Grace and truth.  Acceptance seeks to offer both.

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2025-02-19

A Pasture for the Soul

With His own pierced hands, Jesus created a pasture for the soul. He pried loose the huge boulders of sin. In their place He planted seeds of grace and dug ponds of mercy.

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2025-01-26

East from West, God Wants You

“As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.” Psalm 103:12 (NIV)

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2025-01-20

God Uses Failure

God uses failures! Miss this truth and you miss your Glory Days. God’s grace is greater than your failures.

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2024-11-05

Gratitude

Gratitude gets us through the hard stuff! To reflect on your blessings is to rehearse God’s accomplishments. To rehearse God’s accomplishments is to discover his heart!

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2024-10-02

Open Bible, Open Heart, Open Ears

Do you have a Bible? Read it! When anxiety termites away at your peace, read Philippians 4:6: “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.”

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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.

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2024-08-02

Forgiving is Not Excusing

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

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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.

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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.

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