Hebrews 13:8 “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” Decades of faithfulness and constancy have a way of building trust….at least in my life. In those teenage years when my half-hearted devotion to Him should have disqualified me from any hope of a deeper life…God remained fully Continue Reading…
Psalm 19:13 “Keep your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me….” “Don’t let us blow it Lord!” How many times I’ve whispered that desperate prayer! I doubt I’m alone. Those of us who are believers in Christ want, perhaps more than anything, to be found faithful Continue Reading…
2 Timothy 2:13 “If we are faithless, he remains faithful— for he cannot deny himself.” I recently told someone who worried about being irresponsible, “You couldn’t be irresponsible if you tried. It’s just not in your DNA.” I think the same way about God’s faithfulness. The limitless, unfathomable Creator of Continue Reading…
Joshua 4:7 “These stones are to be a memorial to the people of Israel forever.” It was Memorial Day weekend. I was conducting a Public Speaking workshop for the Boston YWAM staff. For their final assignment, I asked students to prepare a speech that described a “memorial” in their lives. Their Continue Reading…
1 Samuel 17: 11 “On hearing the Philistine’s words, Saul and all the Israelites were dismayed and terrified.” Ever have any of those days when you feel you’re about two steps ahead of depression? Even though it hasn’t caught up with you, it’s in hearing range. It shouts, “Loser!” “Failure!” Continue Reading…
Ezekiel 12:7 “So I did as I was commanded.” “I am not called to be successful. I’m called to be faithful.” These well-known words of Mother Theresa pose a hard sell in our goal-driven society. It’s far too easy for us to jump on the cultural treadmill and conclude Continue Reading…
Isaiah 35:4 “…he will come to save you.” With pointed alliteration, Max Lucado, in his wonderful book, Great Day Every Day, poses the three questions we ask about God when trouble overwhelms us: Continue Reading…
Lamentations 3:21-24 “This I call to mind and therefore I have hope. The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is thy faithfulness.” I believe a prevailing mark of today’s culture can be traced to a lack Continue Reading…
Psalms 69:1 “Save me, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck.” Have you ever gotten yourself into situations that were clearly “over your head?” You thought you could handle whatever it was but as time went on you realized you were drowning in your efforts. Maybe, Continue Reading…