Following Jesus isn’t getting any easier, is it? While God’s plumb line for distinguishing right and wrong has remained eternally the same, the world’s keeps changing. Things that our grandparents would have considered appalling have become commonplace. Acceptable. The lines have blurred, and so have our convictions. Dear one, allowing anything other than God’s truth […]
They exchanged the truth about God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator—who is forever praised. Romans 1:25 We like to think of idolatry as an Old Testament sin. After all, most of us don’t set up altars and statues of foreign gods in our living rooms. We proudly display […]
I get to humble myself to you today. You see, God’s been revealing some things to me about myself. That’s what happens when you commit to let God be God and pray Psalm 139:23-24, Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way […]
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die.” John 11:25 I had a good cry with Jesus this morning. A prayer journal I’ve been working through brought me to the streets of Jerusalem to witness His trial and execution. The […]
You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand. Psalm 16:11 My life changed dramatically a week ago. Our family brought home an eight-week-old miniature Aussie puppy. We already had a seven-year-old Australian Shepherd that we adore. Now Annie […]
Surely you desire truth in the inner parts; you teach me wisdom in the inmost place. Psalm 51:6, NIV 1984 I have a family member who’s quite fond of telling us she’s fine. It’s her standard answer when asked how she’s doing. In sickness, loss, or even celebration, her response to us remains the same. […]
If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness. 2 Corinthians 11:30 We don’t often like to admit our weaknesses. I spent years trying to hide mine. Let’s face it. We want others to see us as capable, confident and strong. Few of us like to admit our vulnerabilities to […]
“My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.” John 10:27, NIV Last Friday morning, my eyelids fluttered open to discover that it was still dark. Ordinarily I wouldn’t be thrilled by that observation, but I felt the Lord whispering to my heart, “Meet me for the sunrise.” Anticipation stirred my […]
“There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.” Proverbs 14:12 Logic. It’s one of our worst enemies—at least it’s one of mine. I’ve always been a person who needs to understand things. It helped me in school and produced straight A’s on my report cards, […]
After that whole generation had been gathered to their ancestors, another generation grew up who knew neither the Lord nor what he had done for Israel. Then the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord . . . Judges 2:10-11 I grew up hearing Bible stories. My Sunday school teachers would thrill me […]
