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Tag: Max Lucado

2019-10-01

God Looks at the Heart

1 Samuel 16:7 says, “. . .man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”

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2019-09-20

Receive His Love

Nothing and no one can drive a wedge between you and God’s love!

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2019-09-14

Filled with God’s Love

Remember Paul’s words in Romans 8:38,  “Nothing can separate us from his love.”  Step to the well of God’s love and drink up.  Once filled by his love, you’ll never be the same.

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2019-09-06

Grace Chooses Forgiveness

Grace chooses to give the forgiveness that’s been received! “I forgive you. I want your life to be the best it can be. God gave me a second chance at life, and I passed it on”

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2019-08-24

Set Free From Guilt

“Time to pay for your sins.”  But we hear something else! “You’re free to go. They took Jesus instead of you!” The door swings open, the guard barks, “Get out.”

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2019-08-17

Bruised Reeds and Smoldering Wicks

Are you a bruised reed? Were you bruised by harsh words, a friend’s anger, a spouse’s betrayal, religion’s rigidity, or your own failure.

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2019-08-14

Stop Being Uneasy about Your Life

God doesn’t condemn legitimate concern for responsibilities but rather the continuous mind-set that dismisses God’s presence.

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2019-08-05

God’s Protection

Can you look back over your life and see instances of God’s protection?  Did God keep you from a bad relationship? Or protect you from the wrong job?

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2019-07-28

Grace Can Heal Hurts

People bring pain.  Sometimes deliberately.  Sometimes randomly.  So where do you turn?

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2019-07-19

God is Our Guardian

God is your guardian, separating you from evil.  So, why do bad things happen to us?

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2019-06-24

Living Loved

The secret to loving is living loved. It’s the forgotten first step in relationships. Remember Paul’s prayer? “May your roots go down deep into the soil of God’s marvelous love” (Ephesians 3:17

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2019-05-23

Hungering and Thirsting

For what are you hungering and thirsting?   The way we clutch our possessions and our pennies, you’d think we couldn’t live without them. 

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2019-04-28

Every Conflict

Every conflict is a contest with Satan and his forces. What are the weapons? Prayer, worship, and Scripture. 2 Corinthians 10:3–4

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2019-03-06

The Greenhouse of the Heart

Your mind is the doorway to your heart.  The Holy Spirit stands with you on the threshold, helping you manage and filter the thoughts that try to enter. 

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2019-03-03

Heaven’s Helpers

Have your prayers been met with a silent sky? Have you prayed and heard nothing? If so, don’t give up! 

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2019-02-24

God Is Near

God is as near as your next breath!“Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God’s!” (vs. 15).

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2019-02-21

He Knows How You Feel

I’ve heard people say, “Why talk to God about my problems? He can’t understand.” According to the Bible--he can!

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2018-12-11

Immersed in Grace

To believe we are totally and eternally debt free is seldom easy. Even if we’ve stood before the throne and heard it from the King Himself, we still doubt. As a result, many are forgiven only a little, not because the grace of the King is limited

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2018-11-18

Strength to Overcome

God says, Receive the blessing of my victory. The question is not, will you overcome? It is, when will you overcome? Life will always bring challenges. But God will always give strength to face them.

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2018-10-31

An Anchor for the Soul

An anchor has one purpose—to steady the boat. The anchor for the soul is set, not on a boat or person or possession, but it is set in the inner sanctuary behind the curtain where Jesus has entered on our behalf.

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2018-10-29

Forgiveness: Stay the Course

Vengeance is God’s. He will repay—whether ultimately on the Day of Judgment or intermediately in

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2018-10-01

Mercy and Grace

You and I have stumbled in life.  We’ve done our best, only to trip and

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2018-09-26

Pursue the Virtue of Contentment

Success is not defined by position or pay scale but by this: doing the most what you do the best. Better to be married to a happy person who has a thin wallet than a miserable person with a thick one.

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2018-09-14

God Understands You

God, So human he could touch people. So mighty he could heal people. So heavenly he spoke with authority. So human he could blend in unnoticed for thirty years. So mighty he could change history and be unforgotten for two thousand years. Because Jesus was human, He understands you. And...

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