“So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” 2 Cor 4:18 How can we look at something that is not there? This is the paradox. We all tend to spend an enormous amount of time looking at ourselves. As...
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Jesus proclaimed just before He died. “It is finished.” John 19:30. His work was complete and finished, there was nothing more to do. If the work is complete, then we need to appropriate it. As I meditated on this, I wondered how I could apply this to my sleep. God desires me to sleep...
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Do you struggle with pride? Pride manifests itself in a desire to be more than who God created us to be or when we feel superior to others or maybe even taking pride in what we can accomplish. We need to be humble and teachable. If pride is reigning in your life, then your King...
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Who has believed? “Who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?” Isaiah 53:1 NIV What a question. Who has believed our message? What is Isaiah leading us to understand? What is He asking? You shall be redeemed, and it will cost you nothing (Isaiah 52:3)....
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Do you know that “A merry heart does good, like medicine, but a broken spirit dries the bones.” Proverbs 17:22 Our attitudes can affect us spiritually. We need to have a positive, joy-filled attitude, or we may be in for some pain. So, how can you have a merry heart...
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Shame is a terrible feeling, a feeling of not being worthy. However, in Christ Jesus, we are worthy. Jesus took all shame on the cross to give us His glory. “Instead of your shame you shall have double honor…” Isaiah 61:7 and Paul says in Romans 10:11, “Whoever believes onHim will not be put to shame.”
If you have been diagnosed with a disease, it can be scary. And the doctors today immediately prescribe medicine. Themedicine typically manages the disease but does not heal it. We need to get to the root of the problem, not just chop the branches off. Ask the Holy Spirit to show you the...
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“And so she departed, and went to the man of God at Mount Carmel. So it was, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to his servant Gehazi, “Look, the Shunammite woman! Please run now to meet her, and say to her, ‘Is it well with you? Is it well with your husband? Is it well with...
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“You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.” Matthew 5:13 NKJV I went to Lowe’s the other day and made a big purchase. I anticipated...
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