“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God” (Php 4:6). The past has passed, and we are to leave it alone; but we can spoil a perfectly good present (with all its amazing potential) by worrying about things that may never come. […]
“He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end” (Eccl 3:11). No wonder this world can’t fill our hearts—the Creator built the capacity for eternity inside us, so of course only God, […]
“For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him” (2 Chron 16:9). God isn’t looking for great people (see 1 Cor 1:27-28) to do His work for Him; He is looking for ordinary people to let […]
“Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go” (Josh 1:9). Four times Joshua is told to “Be strong and of good courage.” On what basis? The Covenant’s promises, the Word’s precepts, the Lord’s presence, and faithful people. So it […]
“The tongue of the wise uses knowledge rightly, but the mouth of fools pours forth foolishness.” (Prov 15:2). “People hear only what they understand” (Goethe) so let’s follow the Lord’s example in clearly and simply explaining salvation: we don’t want to win arguments—we want to win souls! […]
“For the good that I will to do, I do not do; but the evil I will not to do, that I practice” (Rom 7:19). Temptation to commit sin is an inside job; but then, so is the power to win today: “You…have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he […]
“The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints” (Eph 1:18). Much of what we see is based on what we’re looking for; and the believer has a new sixth sense, rendered “the […]
“Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place” (2 Cor 2:14). As a new creation in Christ, you were engineered for success, and our life in Christ, informed by the words of Christ and empowered by the Spirit […]
“But exhort one another daily, while it is called “Today,” lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin” (Heb 3:13). What day is it that we should exhort one another—or comfort, encourage, witness, serve, praise and pray? Why, the day we call “Today,” of course, because it’s the only day we ever […]