If we were going into battle an knew that we were going to get attacked with arrows and other weapons, we wouldn’t leave our shield sitting on the floor and not bring it with us. The physical pain that would result from us neglecting to bring it with us would be so obvious every time
Life is short. We only have so much time that God has blessed us with on this earth. We should make the most of it. Remember being young and ready to take on the world? Then life happens. Somehow the raging fire starts to dim. The devil and the troubles of this life try to
Today’s verse made me think about a book that I read a few years ago called “Crucial Conversations”. It’s a great book on communication and helps equip us to run straight at the problem, versus avoiding it and letting conflict fester. We all need to face conflict, just as we would want to rid our
God is love. If we are to be walking in God’s presence, then we should be walking in love. Like the roots of a tree that hold the tree secure, so is love that holds us secure. The deeper the roots, the stronger for the tree to not be uprooted and withstand the storms. The
The writer in Ecclesiastes starts off saying that basically everything in this life is meaningless. This is not altogether surprising when we only look at things from an earthly experience and mortal perspective. It is not altogether surprising if we do not understand and focus only on the natural and not the supernatural. To someone
The book of Ephesians is so amazing. It is so dense in content and wisdom. As I read today’s scriptures, the one verse that really speaks to me today concerns opening the eyes of our hearts. Let’s do a quick exercise. Close your eyes for 30 seconds, then open them. Don’t continue reading until you
Paul is closing out his letter to the Romans here and speaking about the gospel of Jesus Christ. He points out that the message has been “hidden for long ages past”, but is “now revealed… by the command of the eternal God”. Paul experienced God’s revelation. He was given divine insight that comes only from
Sometimes life gets heavy. Situations get complex. Stress hits. A stressful relationship situation at home, stress at work due to timelines or politics, stress from fear of failure or due to health issues or a sudden death – there are all kinds of situations that can bring stress and sorrow into your life. These times
In Romans chapter 14, Paul is talking about how we should get along with other people, especially brothers and sisters in the Lord who might have different convictions than ours. Further, our convictions should not cause them to stumble in theirs. How can we know what God is doing in someone else’s life? Image courtesy
God always wins. If we want to be on the winning team, we need to be on God’s team. It’s like when we were in grade school and we had to pick a person to be on our dodge ball team. Wouldn’t we always pick the person who we knew would help us win? Of
