He liberates us
Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free – John 8:32 Freedom is fought for, it is talked about and we are wired to want it. We want to live free from so many things, but the kind of freedom Jesus is talking about is the freedom from sin, freedom […]
Have you felt the nudge?
Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. – Romans 12:10 You can’t honor the people around you if you are preoccupied by a screen. Their have been countless times I have felt the nudge of the Holy Spirit prompting me to put my phone away and honor those around […]
First steps and flipping logs
The LORD is the strength of his people, a fortress of salvation for his anointed one. – Psalm 28:8 How we perceive strength is relative. For example, have you ever watched those strong man competitions on ESPN. You know, the ones where guys are pulling semi trucks or flipping logs in the air. Their feats […]
Conventional weapons
For the battle is not yours, but God’s – 2 Chronicles 20:15c The mind is one of the most common battle fields and the war is being waged in the minds of men. This means the conventional weapons we see in battles won’t work in the battle field of the mind. Paul talks about the […]
Failure happens
Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us… – Hebrews 12:1c How many times have you failed at something and you stopped at that failure? What if you stuck through that failure and kept fighting? We can often learn great things through failure. Failure happens, in fact for many people failure is […]
To walk means to live
So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh – Galatians 5:16 To walk means to live. As men, are we living what we are saying? Walking means going somewhere, motion or progress. We shouldn’t become content with where we are at. We should be looking to […]
It’s up to us
Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. – Jonah 2:8 I believe that to the degree you and I turn and cling to would-be substitutes for God’s loving provision, we experience its absence. Conversely, to the degree we turn and cling to God Himself in order to get our […]
I often leave God out
For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted. – Matthew 23:12 To exalt is to praise and lift up. On Sunday, many of us attend church to worship and praise Him. We sing, we pray, we listen to sermons, and we serve. These are all great and […]
A source of encouragement
Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today,” – Hebrews 3:13a A consistent message from Heaven is “don’t be afraid.” Angels spoke it, and Jesus spoke it. In the first chapter of Joshua, God told Joshua multiple times to “take courage.” It often takes courage to encourage someone. We have to step […]
God fills in the gap
Set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b In the movie Glory an enlisted man is promoted to an officers position. As the Colonel pinned on his stripes, the enlisted man looks to the colonel and says, “I’m no sure I want […]