Luke 4: 3 The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.” If… If… If… I think Satan has a packet of doubt seeds beginning with the word—If. He tries to sow them in our hearts whenever he spots a vulnerable Continue Reading…
Proverbs 14:12 “There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death.” Is anything worth losing Jesus? I’ve been reading The Dusty Ones: Why Wandering Deepens Your Faith by A.J. Swoboda. In one of the chapters, “Losing Jesus,” Swoboda writes how even Continue Reading…
Joshua 3:13 “And as soon as the priests who carry the ark of the Lord—the Lord of all the earth—set foot in the Jordan, its waters flowing downstream will be cut off and stand up in a heap.” Most miracles don’t just happen. God seems to like our involvement in Continue Reading…
Psalm 18:2-3 “The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and I have been saved from my enemies.” Do you see God as your deliverer, the one who Continue Reading…
Luke 15:24 “For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.” Sometimes looking at the past gives us hope for the future. Reading my Grandpa Creech’s diary from 1958 is strengthening my faith. The pages reflect Grandpa’s concern for my parents. Their Continue Reading…
Mark 11:20-21 In the morning, as they went along, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots. Peter remembered and said to Jesus, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree you cursed has withered!” My first response after reading the eleventh chapter of Mark was Lord don’t let us become withered fig trees! Continue Reading…
Judges 1:20-21 “Don’t call me Naomi,” she told them. “Call me Mara, because the Almighty has made my life very bitter. I went away full, but the Lord has brought me back empty….” Ever feel like circumstances you face are irreversible? Think there’s no way the breakthrough you long for is going to happen? You realize Continue Reading…
Mark 2:4-5 Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus by digging through it and then lowered the mat the man was lying on. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralyzed man, “Son, your sins are Continue Reading…
Psalm 124:1-3 “if the Lord had not been on our side when people attacked us, they would have swallowed us alive….” Do you know the right man is on your side? Sometimes I think all of life is purposed to teach us that one unassailable truth. Maybe you’re encountering new territory. Until now, Continue Reading…
Job 11:7 “Can you fathom the mysteries of God? Can you probe the limits of the Almighty?” This past summer, our 4-year old grandson came to our house for a visit. When we went to the grocery store, I told Tobin he could pick out one item for himself. He chose Continue Reading…