Lessons in the Wilderness: God provides just the right things at just the right time
Exodus 13:17 When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, although …
You have enough
If there’s one thing I’ve learned about God in my years following Him, it’s that one of His primary desires is for us to trust Him in all things.
You can’t take it with you
Ecclesiastes 2:12-26 Why do you work so hard to gain things in your life? Don’t you know that you can’t take it …
Everything is Nothing
Ecclesiastes 2:1-11 No time in history has ever afforded so much access to pleasurable pursuits as this time we live in. Anything …
Wisdom or wind?
Ecclesiastes 1:12-18 I the Preacher have been king over Israel in Jerusalem.And I applied my heart to seek and to search out by …
Vanity of vanities
Ecclesiastes 1:1-11 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is …
Money can’t buy you security
Hebrews 13:5 Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will …
What is God’s will for my life?
Matthew 28:19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and …
Men don’t ask for directions
Hebrews 4:16 Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to …
Tough and Tender
1 Corinthians 16:13-14 Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love. …
Make the choice
Joshua 24:15 And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods …
Walk your talk
Deuteronomy 6:4-9 “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and …
Step it up
Proverbs 29:15 The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother. Parenting is hard work. It’s …
How not to lead your kids
Colossians 3:21 (ESV) Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged. What’s your purpose in parenting? Is it all about you …
Leading in integrity
Proverbs 20:7 (ESV) The righteous who walks in his integrity—blessed are his children after him! Sometimes I get wrapped up in thinking …
Arrows in the hands of a Warrior
Psalm 127:3-4 (ESV) Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a …
Live pain free
Yesterday I passed by a billboard for a pain clinic that read “Live pain free.” Of course I know what they meant …
Don’t be a troll
I don’t normally take on current events and social issues in my devotional posts, and I’m not here to turn this post …
Why should I fear?
“Why should I fear in times of trouble, when the iniquity of those who cheat me surrounds me…” -Psalm 49:5 (ESV) I’m …
Devotion: A new heart means a new mind
Sometimes God just sets things up for us. Over the past few weeks I’ve had multiple talks about how the truth of …
Devotion: Trade in your heart for a new one
Why do we so often act as though we’re still a hard-hearted nonbeliever? Why do we act as if our lives haven’t …
Devotion: The body grows in love
We can’t grow individually or corporately as a body without our Head, who is Jesus. We can’t expect to become mature if …
Devotion: May we all grow to maturity
I paused from my devotions on Ephesians during the Easter season, but I’m back at it with Ephesians 4 this week.
He created them in His image
Genesis 1:27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he …
Global missions and you
No matter who you are, no matter where you find yourself, God can use you to reach people all over the world. …
How much of what you believe actually came from the Bible?
This video by Francis Chan is convicting when we think of the way we “do Christianity” today. Is what I believe about …
“Accepting Jesus In Your Heart”
Give David Platt’s video a view and let me know what you think. Is he right? Is he wrong? Why?
Falling from grace
Galatians 5:1-6 For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. Look: I, …
Are we obsessed with safety and security?
Do you think the idea that something is uncomfortable keeps us from stepping out in faith? Watch this video and leave me …
Repentance means…
What does it mean to repent? Watch this video from the guys at Wretched.TV and let me know what you think by …
Justified
We’re justified by Christ despite all of our sins. Watch this short clip by Matt Chandler and leave me a comment on …
Real community
What does real community look like? What should the Church look like? Watch this video by Francis Chan and leave me a …
For the City
How can we do better at being a church that’s for the city, not just in the city? Watch this video by …
What are you praying for?
Watch this powerful video and leave me a comment on how you can apply this to your life.
On total sacrifice – obligation or opportunity?
Pastor David Platt’s message on radical sacrifice hits home. When he makes the comparison to marriage and says that if we …
On the "flock"
I recently read a controversial interview with a well known pastor that believes the church should be run as a corporation. The …
Taste and see…
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