Mon // Surrender :: Idols
Title: Grabs our allegiance Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. – Jonah 2:8 What exactly is an “idol”? Is it an image carved out of wood or stone that people bow down to and worship? Could an idol be something more? Like work or sports or family or […]
Sovereign over everything
Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; – Proverbs 3:5 After His crucifixion and resurrection, just before Jesus ascends up into heaven, He reminds us that “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me” (Matthew 28:18). Not just some authority, but ALL of […]
Grabs our allegiance
Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. – Jonah 2:8 What exactly is an “idol”? Is it an image carved out of wood or stone that people bow down to and worship? Could an idol be something more? Like work or sports or family, or even the Bible itself? […]
Worth pursuing isn’t it?
Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; – Proverbs 3:5 If we truly trust God with our lives, then we’re able to completely surrender our worries, anxieties, fears and concerns over to Him through prayer. If we say that we trust Him as our Lord and Savior, […]
Greed is most interesting
Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. – Jonah 2:8 Colossians 3:5 gives us a list of idols: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed. When these things become the driving forces of our lives, they become the centerpiece instead of our relationship with Jesus Himself. Greed is […]
How would people describe you?
Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. – Proverbs 16:18 One of the things God detests is “haughty eyes” (Prov. 16:16). Haughty eyes are arrogant eyes that think they can accomplish anything in their own power. Haughty eyes think they’re better than everyone else. Haughty eyes are full of themselves. God hates […]
Sit back and watch Him work
Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. – Matthew 6:34 When we’re able to surrender complete control of our lives to Jesus, we’re able to stop worrying about things because we learn to take the Bible at face value. Scripture is very clear: […]
Cling to my addiction
Those who cling to worthless idols forfeit the grace that could be theirs. – Jonah 2:8 The “idol” I most often cling to is my own addiction. When I cling to my addiction and continually turn to it as my “Soul Cocaine,” I get my fix from the addiction rather than from God Himself and I […]
A little too big for my britches
Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. – Proverbs 16:18 NIV When I was a teenager and started getting “a little too big for my britches,” my mom used to remind me about the truth of Proverbs 16:18. “Pride come before the fall,” she would say. And those words have continued to haunt me […]
Why would I want to trust in someone I can’t see?
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. – Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV It’s very difficult not to lean on my own understanding. If I’m honest with myself, most days I feel pretty good about what I […]