Pride is Our Undoing

When things are going well in life, we can feel self confident about our success. The risk is that we become filled with pride, losing sight of how God equips and blesses us; forgetting that all we have is because God grants it to us. In 2 Chronicles 26:16-22, King Uziah has had much success. […]

Prayer Journey—God’s Reign

Eternal. Forever. In a world of things that don’t last, you dear God remain. From generation to generation, your reign continues as empires rise and fall. Across the millennia, you have remained steadfast and true, offering your grace and the gift of salvation through Jesus. You are everlasting to everlasting. There is nothing that comes […]

Avoiding Cracks in Unity

A few years ago I had an instructor who warned the class, “The minute someone or a group of people start differentiating themselves from others, watch out.” He cautioned us that it is usually the start of a person or group trying to elevate themselves above others. He pointed out that it is particularly worrisome […]

Vignettes—Humbling

Power and position. He stared in the mirror, proud of himself. Yet he felt uneasy. There was something unsettling deep inside him, something drawing him to a place without power and prestige to give of his time and resources. Why would he humble himself and stoop to such a lowly place? He belonged in the […]

Vignettes—Insignificant

A breeze whipped up, swirling the dust on the dirt street outside her door. She looked at the ramshackle homes next to hers as she stood in the doorway. Insignificant homes of forgotten people in the world. An old Jeep drove by, stirring up more dust. She covered her face and stepped back inside. It […]

Friday Faith

Therefore be careful how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise, making the most of your time, because the days are evil. – Ephesians 5:15-16 (NASB) How can you apply God’s wisdom today to bear fruit for His Kingdom?

Hearing Wisdom

When there are so many challenges in life, it can be difficult to determine the right answer. There are times you may wish you had the wisdom of Solomon. Yet at the heart of wisdom is one simple fact — you must be humble enough to hear what God’s word is telling you. In 1 […]

Prayer Journey — God in All Things

Some days it is difficult dear God to see how anything good can come out of so many bad things. Yet you tell me to trust you, to seek your will. I struggle deep inside to trust you, to follow your lead. You remind me of your work in the past, of your faithfulness, of […]

Vanity Destroys

In 2 Kings we read about how King after King “did evil in the sight of the LORD.” Over and over they abandon God’s law and His covenant to pursue the gods of neighboring nations. However, there’s an interesting statement in the second half of 2 Kings 17:15: “And they followed vanity and became vain, […]

God Pleaser

“Delight yourself in the LORD; And He will give you the desires of your heart (Psalm 37:4, NASB).” It seems like a simple statement, but how do we delight in the Lord? Isaiah 58:13-14 provides some guidance: “If because of the sabbath, you turn your foot From doing your own pleasure on My holy day, […]