“A great and strong wind tore into the mountains…but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake; and after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a still small voice” (1 Ki 19:11-12). […]
“Lord, they have killed Your prophets and torn down Your altars, and I alone am left, and they seek my life” (Rom 11:3). Ever get the Elijah Syndrome: “I alone am left”? Sometimes a minority only means all the fools are on the other side. But God says we tend to underestimate how well He […]
“Whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life” (Jn 4:14). Jesus isn’t just a fountain—He’s the Fountain of fountains! Every thirsty soul who comes to Him doesn’t get a […]
“A righteous man who falters before the wicked is like a murky spring and a polluted well” (Prov 25:26). They’re watching! Will I present the Christian life today as pure and refreshing, like a mountain stream? Or will I confuse them, muddying up the issue? Let’s ask Him to keep us from faltering. […]
“The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly” (Jn 10:10). Some raised in Christian homes think they’ve missed out, and they have: heartaches and regrets. See the three things the god of this […]
“Your way was in the sea, Your path in the great waters, and Your footsteps were not known” (Ps 77:19). Lost at sea! How many lives and treasures have been lost in the pathless deep? Yet One comes to us, walking on the waves, speaking “Peace!” to our hearts. He knows the way to the […]
“Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord, the Shield of your help and the Sword of your majesty! Your enemies shall submit to you, and you shall tread down their high places” (Deut 33:29). Up against a too-strong enemy today? First note our Shield on the defense, where nothing gets to you […]
“But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all” (1 Cor 12:7). The various gifts given by the Spirit remind us that we only find our completeness when all His Body functions together. But I can have a vital part in every gift by encouraging others’ service. […]
“For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God” (Rom 8:14). Where might the Spirit lead a son? He would show me my freedom in Christ—no more a slave. He would tour with me the estate—if a son, then an heir. And He would bring me to the […]