1 John 4:16 And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them. [NIVUK] What does it mean to know God loves us? Brennan Manning once said, “Did you know I loved you?” is the most Continue Reading…
2 Timothy 1:12 “…But I am not ashamed for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able to guard until that day which has been entrusted to me.” I was talking with a woman the other day who has trouble remembering who she is Continue Reading…
Matthew 16:15 “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?” By the time Lauren Daigle’s phenomenal song, “You Say,” went triple platinum, it became clear a lot of folks were looking for the answer to who God says we are. Are we really loved? Do we truly belong? Continue Reading…
Psalm 27: “The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life—of whom shall I be afraid?” FEAR. I write it in all caps because it’s an intimidating word. An emotion wielding far too much power for children of God. David asks in Psalm 27 “of whom Continue Reading…
Psalm 16:5; 8 “Lord, you alone are my portion and my cup; you make my lot secure…. I keep my eyes always on the Lord. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.” How can we find security in a world that seems petering on destruction? I’ve been reading about the sweeping Continue Reading…
Job 21:3 “Bear with me while I speak, and after I have spoken, mock on.” You’re probably familiar with the pop expression, “Rock on.” Well how about “Mock on”? After Job suffered the loss of family, fortune and physical well-being, his three friends came to comfort him. But they Continue Reading…
Jude 1:24 “To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy—” In my Public Speaking classes I like to show the Allstate commercial, The Recession That Made Us Great, to demonstrate the power of the Continue Reading…
Galatians 2:20 “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” I had been invited to do a Continue Reading…
Matthew 20:16 “”So the last will be first, and the first will be last.” Underdogs have no greater champion than Jesus. If you don’t believe me, just look at Luke 18. Who did Jesus choose to illustrate the importance of persistent prayer? A vulnerable, helpless widow who was being treated Continue Reading…
Numbers 13:31-32 “But the men who had gone up with him said, ‘We can’t attack those people; they are stronger than we are.’ And they spread among the Israelites a bad report about the land they had explored….” Is it easier for you to believe good news or bad news? Are Continue Reading…