“If anyone wants to do His will, he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it is from God…” (Jn 7:17). I’ve found we often ask for advice when we already know the answer. If we’re at all listening to God, we know the next thing He wants us to do. Lord, give us courage to […]
“Be angry, and do not sin: do not let the sun go down on your wrath” (Eph 4:26). Some blow up; others clam up, but anger is often an expensive luxury most of us can’t afford. Obviously sinless anger is possible (Jesus did it) but what grace we need to follow Him in this! […]
“He who had received one [talent] went and dug in the ground, and hid his lord’s money” (Mt 25:18). Farming, fishing, fighting, finance—all the illustrations Jesus used of our tasks for Him are risky ventures, but, according to our Lord, the greatest risk is in doing nothing at all. […]
“And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ forgave you” (Eph 4:32). The word “kind” comes from its cognate, kinned, one of the same kin or race, reminding us we are all of one blood (Acts 17:26), and all need the tender help of one another today. […]
“And whoever gives one of these little ones only a cup of cold water in the name of a disciple, assuredly, I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward” (Mt 10:42). Don’t, while waiting for some great thing to do for God, miss the many little things that you can do […]
“Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. For me to write the same things to you is not tedious, but for you it is safe” (Php 3:1). A suggestion or a command to rejoice in Him? We are honored today to bear heaven’s joy amid earth’s despair, and Paul knew that repetition is the mother […]
“For if there is first a willing mind, it is accepted according to what one has, and not according to what he does not have” (2 Cor 8:12). God is reasonable: with His ever-present aid, He asks us to do what we can, with what we have, where we are. Don’t tell Him what you […]
“Abraham…in the presence of Him whom he believed…who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did…contrary to hope, in hope believed” (Rom 4:16-18). Two great impediments hold us back from acting in faith as Abraham did: present circumstances and future consequences, but this is where true […]
“I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye” (Ps 32:8). If we don’t keep learning from the Master, we will soon find ourselves trying to live in a world that no longer exists: God is a “present help” and today He will instruct […]