Learning to Live Under a Living Word A Day in the Life “So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; it shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please.” Isaiah 55:11 As I linger over Isaiah’s words, I am reminded that Scripture does not present God’s speechContinue reading “When Jesus Speaks”
Category Archives: A Day in the Life
When Prayer Sets the Direction
A Day in the Life “Now in the morning, having risen a long while before daylight, He went out and departed to a solitary place; and there He prayed.” Mark 1:35 I find it both humbling and instructive that the Gospel writers assume something about Jesus without fanfare: when the day was still dark, HeContinue reading “When Prayer Sets the Direction”
When God’s Imagination Outruns Our Own
A Day in the Life “Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us.” Ephesians 3:20 As I sit with this passage from Ephesians, I am struck by how gently, yet firmly, it confronts one of the quiet temptationsContinue reading “When God’s Imagination Outruns Our Own”
We Live by Revelation, Not by Vision
A Day in the Life “Where there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint; but happy is he who keeps the law.” Proverbs 29:18 The modern world is driven by vision—carefully articulated goals, strategic plans, and aspirational outcomes that promise fulfillment if only we can achieve them. Vision statements hang in boardrooms, churchesContinue reading “We Live by Revelation, Not by Vision”