“I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify Him with thanksgiving. This also shall please the Lord better than an ox or bull, which has horns and hooves. The humble shall see this and be glad…” (Ps 69:30-32). Having fewer resources may limit my options in generosity, but it can’t […]
“And He said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness’” (2 Cor 12:9). All the sorrows of all our tomorrows are hidden from our view, because all needed grace is only in place when the day of our need comes, too! His grace will be there; […]
“Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God…Let them do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share, storing up for themselves a good foundation for the time to come…” (1 Tim 6:17-19). […]
“…That in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth—in Him” (Eph 1:10). Here’s the unifying principle of God’s universe. You’ll find the idea about 170x in the epistles: “in Him,” “in Christ,” “in the […]
“How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them!” (Ps 139:17). We need to number our days so we don’t waste time. We need to count our blessings so we don’t become unthankful. And we need to calculate God’s kind thoughts of us so we don’t lose […]
“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, and whose hope [confidence] is the Lord. For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, which spreads out its roots by the river, and will not fear when heat comes; but its leaf will be green, and will not be anxious in the […]
“Keep sound wisdom and discretion; so they will be life to your soul” (Prov 3:21-22). Wisdom is knowing what to do; discretion, when and where to apply it. Both require agreement with God on the basics, why common sense seems to be the lost sense of the 21st Century. […]
Awake, you who sleep, arise from the dead, and Christ will give you light” (Eph 5:14). A man asleep can neither do nor know anything useful. They say the way to make your dreams come true is to wake up! It certainly is the way to be enlightened by Christ so I live life to […]
“And the Lord said, ‘Simon, Simon! Indeed, Satan has asked for you, that he may sift you as wheat’” (Lk 22:31). Unlike Christ, we never meet the tempter alone. Our Advocate knows the foe, his plots and tricks. He prays us through it, strengthening us in it, and gives victory over it as we look […]