“All humanity will come to You, the one who hears prayer. Iniquities overwhelm me; only You can atone for our rebellions.” – Psalm 65:2-3 Real prayer has that effect. In fact, it is one of the chief indications that you are encountering the Holy One. What is this indication of imminence? Awareness of sinfulness. It is […]
Read More“Lord, make me aware of my end and the number of my days so that I will know how short-lived I am…Yes, every human being stands as only a vapor…Now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in You.” – Psalm 39:4-5, 7 I heard a man living with a terminal cancer diagnosis say, […]
Read More“…those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up on wings like eagles…” – Isaiah 40:31 (ESV) Are you an eagle or a hummingbird? An eagle can fly for hours because it finds an updraft and floats upon it. A hummingbird is hours from starvation because it utilizes an enormous amount of […]
Read More“Therefore, with your minds ready for action, be sober-minded and set your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.” – Peter 1:13 “Triple threat!” As the coach bellows out the words, the young basketball players immediately drop to a crouch with their heads up and hands ready. Ready for […]
Read More“For this is what love for God is: to keep his commands. And His commands are not a burden…” 1 John 5:3 I wrestled with this for a long time as a teenager. I wanted to obey the Great Commandment, “love the Lord your God” (Matthew 22:37), but I didn’t always feel like I loved God. […]
Read More“Follow the Leader” When Jesus met Peter, He didn’t make Peter a leader. Peter brought natural gifting that has made many great leaders. Quick wit, passion, risk-taking ability, forcefulness, and courage are marks that cause leaders to rise in the ranks of military, business, and academic achievement. Peter had all of these marks… before Jesus. Peter […]
Read More“The Lord says: “I will not relent from punishing Judah for three crimes, even four, because they have rejected the instruction of the Lord and have not kept His statutes. The lies that their ancestors followed have led them astray.” Amos 2:4 The nations around Judah were punished for their violence towards others. Judah, however, committed a far […]
Read More“For this reason, we must pay attention all the more to what we have heard, so that we will not drift away.” Hebrews 2:1 “Where you look is where you will tend to go.” These words rung in my ears as I drove away from the house for my first solo drive behind the wheel. […]
Read MoreWe are glory seekers by nature. We delight in our favorite team’s glory. We delight in our children and grandchildren’s glory. We even delight in our city, state, or nation’s glory. Like the sweetness of honey on our tongue, is the experience of sharing in glory like this. The wisdom of the proverb is not […]
Read More“He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and they will trust in the Lord.” – Psalms 40:3 It wasn’t my mouth that led me to this truth. It was my ears. “My chains are gone. I’ve been set free…” I had just given […]
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