Things lurking under the bed
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. – Ephesians 6:12 As boys, how many of us were convinced at times of scary things lurking under the bed, in the […]
Let go and trust God
Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this – Psalm 37:5 Sometimes we just need to let go and trust God. Trust that he is control and is working ALL things out for the good with YOUR best interests in mind. Trust the process and commit yourself to obedience […]
The friend who can be silent
He says, Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth. – Psalm 46:10a One of my favorite authors is Henri Nouwen. Consider the challenge to just listen that he shares: When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean […]
Good Pride/Bad Pride
Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall – Proverbs 16:18 We all have pride. Be sure to not label all pride as bad. There is good pride in good things (being proud of your kids for example). The warning of pride here is the empty kind. A haughty spirit is a heart […]
Our bodies belong to God
Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. – Romans 12:1b Our bodies belong to God. Kind of a strange thought isn’t it. But that’s what Paul says in Romans. Our bodies are to be a “living sacrifice.” Does your lifestyle…the things you do […]
Did you catch all that?
But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. – Matthew 6:33 Did you catch all that? We talk about the kingdom in church like we know it well. But do we? I find it hard to grasp the kingdom of God or the Kingdom […]
Refined by the fire
Till I die I will not deny my integrity. – Job 27:5b Steelmaking is the process for producing steel from iron and ferrous ores and scrap. In steelmaking, impurities such as nitrogen, silicon, phosphorus, sulfur and excess carbon are removed from the raw iron, and alloying elements such as manganese, nickel, chromium and vanadium are […]
The full armor
Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. – Ephesians 6:11 I was recently reminded that the enemy of our souls has a strategy (schemes) to take us out; disqualify us; turn our testimony into irrelevance. That’s why we are to put on the full […]
Real Talk
Pray continually – 1 Thessalonians 5:17 Prayer is very simple, it is a conversation with God. I tend to over complicate things and craft this elaborate prayer of all the things I think God wants to hear, with a list of needs and wants attached to it. Truth is, He knows what is REALLY going […]
Headfirst right into a light pole
Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. – Proverbs 3:5 Headfirst right into a light pole! As seniors in high school, me and a few friends were walking briskly down a busy street. We were on our way to see a movie and we were cutting our […]