Editing your life to make more room for God
There’s an interesting thing I noticed when I was reading Matthew 14:22-32. This is the passage where the disciples set out in a boat to go to the other side ahead of Jesus. While crossing, they are buffeted by wind and waves. Then they see Jesus walking on the water and are scared, thinking it’s […]
Read More A Guiding Hand in the StormI have not hidden Your righteousness within my heart; I have spoken of Your faithfulness and Your salvation; I have not concealed Your lovingkindness and Your truth from the great congregation. – Psalm 40:10 (NASB)
Read More Friday FaithJesus entered the temple and began to drive out those who were selling, saying to them, “It is written, ‘AND MY HOUSE SHALL BE A HOUSE OF PRAYER,’ but you have made it a ROBBERS’ DEN.” – Luke 19:46-47 (NASB) The point where faith intersects our life. At what point does our life of creating […]
Read More Driving Out Our CreationIn Luke 21, Jesus talked about the coming persecution for His followers. He pointed out that because they would be brought before kings and governors, they would have an “opportunity for your testimony (verse 12, NASB).” He told his followers not to worry about defending themselves, “for I will give you utterance and wisdom which […]
Read More Opportunity in TroubleAs the deer pants for the water brooks, So my soul pants for You, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God; – Psalm 42:1-2 (NASB) The anger and rage have consumed him. He spews hatred at me. Yet deep in my soul I long for him to find peace in you […]
Read More Prayer Journey — Yearning for Living Water for OthersIf You are the Christ, tell us.” But He said to them, “If I tell you, you will not believe; and if I ask a question, you will not answer. But from now on THE SON OF MAN WILL BE SEATED AT THE RIGHT HAND of the power OF GOD.” – Luke 22:67-69 (NASB)
Read More Friday FaithThe Word of God you have today, the Gospel, has been handed down to you across generations and millennia. Countless unknown people provided the support needed for the many known people who carried the Gospel forward. The same was true in Jesus’ day. In Matthew 8:1-3, we read about the people who accompanied Jesus. We […]
Read More Unseen SupportSin can paralyze you, make you feel sick and unable to move. Sin can break you into thousands of pieces and cause you to no longer be whole — to lay there broken, unable to move. Good friends want to help. They want to make you whole. They try to help you pick up the […]
Read More Picking Up a Broken LifeEntering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting at the right, wearing a white robe; and they were amazed. And he *said to them, “Do not be amazed; you are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who has been crucified. He has risen; He is not here; behold, here is the place where they laid […]
Read More Sunday PraiseBetween the crucifixion and the resurrection there is that moment of wondering. Jesus laid in the tomb. His disciples felt the sorrow, the pain, the loss of Jesus. They saw him brutally killed on the cross. His blood brutally spilled on the timbers. Yet the blood of the lamb was victorious. His blood over the […]
Read More What’s on the Doorpost of Your Life?
