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Are you a mercy martyr?

Paul spends time in Romans 12 explaining, God gives us gifts of His choosing based on grace not merit. GraceNotMerit The Apostle Paul goes on to say, “let us use them” (Rom 12:6) and goes on to describe various gifts (prophecy, ministry, teaching, exhortation, giving, leadership and mercy). He further encourages about how we shouldContinue reading “Are you a mercy martyr?”

Perfect Purpose not Puffed Up

Just before Paul begins to explain we are one body with many members and different functions (Rom 12:4) he warns us, not to think more highly of ourselves than we ought to think. And if you’ve ever stood on a stage to speak or sing, if you’ve ever been appointed to leadership, you’ve likely feltContinue reading “Perfect Purpose not Puffed Up”

We try to control what we can’t. But there is a peace to be had…

People pay millions to doctors, therapists, financial advisers, fitness gurus, and the like to know the way to take in hopes of creating for themselves a more perfect life. We chase peace where lasting peace can never be found. What’s more, many anxiously try to control what ultimately cannot be controlled, instead of submitting toContinue reading “We try to control what we can’t. But there is a peace to be had…”

Let’s get in the habit of asking God this…

The Apostle Paul tells us that our reasonable service for the great gift God has given us through His Son is to present our bodies as a living sacrifice, holy acceptable to God. (Rom 12:1). The idea of body here is body, mind and soul. We are to endeavor to live holy lives in fullContinue reading “Let’s get in the habit of asking God this…”

Not I, but Christ in me.

So many hard things. People I love are walking through such pain. Things have happened in the life of our family that hurt so deeply. I don’t understand. I can’t write the devotional and tie it up in a pretty bow. I’ve sat in a puddle of tears— so many cares to cast on Jesus.Continue reading “Not I, but Christ in me.”

Is this on your list for today?

I’ve got a list for today.I bet you do too. But my early morning study tells me I’m to bear fruits in keeping with repentance. (Matt 3:7-10). One day, we will all give an account for what we’ve done with the life we’ve been given by the blood-bought sacrifice of the Son of God. HowContinue reading “Is this on your list for today?”

Satan wants this

Jesus said you are with me or against me (Matt 12:30). There is no neutral. You either see the world and life from a biblical worldview or from a satanic worldview. Either there is One True God and One source of absolute truth that exists outside of you; or you operate by a satanic worldviewContinue reading “Satan wants this”

Does this beautiful thing ever happen to you?

It still amazes me when I come across a passage of Scripture that seems to flash like a neon sign. Though the words have been there for thousands of years, sometimes, they seem beautifully brand new. I’ve even smiled a little bit in my prayers, saying, “God, did you just put that there?” His WordContinue reading “Does this beautiful thing ever happen to you?”

Don’t do this when you are down…

Don’t go back to what feels good, or familiar, but may hurt you in the end. Think with me for a moment about the book of Ruth… Remember, Boaz was a godly man. While Naomi’s husband, Elimelech, had taken them back to the wilderness and left the Promised Land during the famine, Boaz had stayed.Continue reading “Don’t do this when you are down…”

Shall we just destroy them all?

I laughed out loud as I read this passage in my Bible. This doesn’t usually happen, but sometimes, I find myself chuckling. Luke describes the time Jesus healed a boy possessed by a demon after His disciples failed to do so. He, then, prophesies His coming death and steadfastly sets His face to go toContinue reading “Shall we just destroy them all?”

When you need to remember again…

In the middle of the night, I confess, I have sometimes laid awake with worry. Should I have done things differently? Did I make the right decisions? Did I say the right things? In the dark of night, I feel myself tempted to believe it’s all up to me. Fear begins to surround me asContinue reading “When you need to remember again…”

Enemies of God were at church on Easter.

There were many enemies of God at churches all over the world on Easter Sunday. They dressed the part, smiled in the photos, but many left the same way they came in —enemies of God. It may sound harsh, but Jesus, Himself, described these enemies when He told of the Parable of the Ten MinasContinue reading “Enemies of God were at church on Easter.”

Waiting Wednesday

Silent Wednesday. It’s what some scholars call this day of Holy Week. Jesus had spent Tuesday preaching and warning, being aggressively challenged by the religious leaders. But then there is Wednesday.Silent Wednesday. Waiting Wednesday. Jesus knew what was coming. He watched his friend, Judas, slip away to make a deal to betray him. Mary hadContinue reading “Waiting Wednesday”

Tuesday of Holy Week

Jesus spends most of Tuesday of Holy Week teaching and being questioned by the religious leaders in order that they might trap Him somehow. Were they jealous of His following? Did they feel threatened by the authority with which He taught? Or did they reason, if they could trip Him up, they might surely proveContinue reading “Tuesday of Holy Week”

Thoughts on Holy Week

I can only imagine the spiritual battle being waged in the heavenlies as Jesus headed toward Jerusalem and what we call the Triumphal Entry and Holy Week. Surely, the demons seethed and swarmed. And while we prepare our hearts this week to celebrate the fact that Satan and his minions were eternally defeated with theContinue reading “Thoughts on Holy Week”

One sign of a false teacher

I heard a pastor once say, “You can’t preach peace to those who walk in disobedience.” The truth is, as much as we want others to experience the rivers of peace we know because of Christ; those who insist on walking their own way, in disobedience to the ways of God, will never experience theContinue reading “One sign of a false teacher”

Because of Jesus

Do you need some confidence to face tomorrow? Then focus on your sin for a moment. Here’s why —If we don’t understand the depths of our sin, we won’t understand the great love of our Savior enough to be able to confidently trust Him with our tomorrows.Let me explain… Luke tells us, the Pharisees andContinue reading “Because of Jesus”

Are you weary and troubled?

Do you notice it too? So many I know, who have been on the front lines for the faith are discouraged, and distracted, and some are even deceived by sin right now. Why would I be surprised that now,when the world seems as scary and as crazy as I’ve seen it in my lifetime, thatContinue reading “Are you weary and troubled?”

Sin and The Holy Spirit.

Did you mess up? Did you blow it? Honestly, how did that feel? Convicted? Guilty? Ashamed? When, as Christians, we fall to sin, it does not, and should not, feel good, or right, or free. It should most definitely bother us. One of the Holy Spirit’s jobs is to “bother us” about our sin. (JohnContinue reading “Sin and The Holy Spirit.”