“Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth. Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.” (Prov 27:1-2). It’s not the rooster that lays the egg; it’s not the whistle that pulls the train; and when you blow […]
“The Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding;…He guards the paths of justice, and preserves the way of His saints” (Prov 2:6-8). Knowledge discovers there are many paths in life, wisdom sees the right one to take; understanding grasps the benefits of taking it, and integrity treads it, whether people approve or […]
“It shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and shall be lifted up above the hills; and all the nations shall flow to it” (Isa 2:2). It doesn’t take us too long till we discover that […]
“But now you also must complete the doing of it; that as there was a readiness to desire it, so there also may be a completion out of what you have” (2 Cor 8:11). Vision and well-meaning intentions can be a good start—if they align with God’s desires—but we will not see them become reality […]
“Therefore whatever they tell you to observe, that observe and do, but do not do according to their works; for they say, and do not do” (Mt 23:3). Young people don’t so much follow our preaching; they follow our practices—if we talk well but live poorly, we’ll raise a generation who will think little of […]
“And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God” (Rom 12:2). Don’t believe everything you think! Our minds can fool us, so we need the continuing process of transformation—being recalibrated to think […]
“In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you” (1 Thess 5:18). Gratitude is the language of courtesy, thankfulness an antidote to pride, and it’s not only the will of God for you today, but a way we can indicate our intimate link with heaven. […]
“My soul shall make its boast in the Lord; the humble shall hear of it and be glad. Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together” (Ps 34:2-3). Those who think they’re Number One should realize that one is next to nothing, but when Christ is Number One in our […]
“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. […]