As the Day Ends “Then Jesus said to them, ‘I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?’” — Luke 6:9 As this day ends, there is value in asking not only what we did, but why we did it. WeContinue reading “When Religion Looks Right but the Heart Is Wrong”
Category Archives: An Evening Prayer
When Resentment Knocks, Let Grace Answer
As the Day Ends “Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.” — Colossians 3:13 Resentment rarely enters the heart noisily. It usually slips in through a remembered insult, an unacknowledged kindness, or an offense we keep replaying. We tellContinue reading “When Resentment Knocks, Let Grace Answer”
When Religion Looks Right but the Heart Is Wrong
As the Day Ends “Then Jesus said to them, ‘I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?’” — Luke 6:9 As this day ends, there is value in asking not only what we did, but why we did it. WeContinue reading “When Religion Looks Right but the Heart Is Wrong”
When the World Hurries, the Soul Can Wait
As the Day Ends “For you have need of patience, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise.” —Hebrews 10:36 As this day draws to a close, it may feel as though the world never stopped moving. There was another demand, another headline, another promise that something newContinue reading “When the World Hurries, the Soul Can Wait”
WHEN THE ENEMY RESENTS YOUR FREEDOM
As the Day Ends “Then Peter said, ‘Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit?’” —Acts 5:3 As this day comes to a close, it is worth remembering that spiritual resistance does not always mean we are moving in the wrong direction. Sometimes oppositionContinue reading “WHEN THE ENEMY RESENTS YOUR FREEDOM”
Faith That Rests on What God Has Said
As the Day Ends “May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance.” —2 Thessalonians 3:5 As this day ends, faith invites us to bring our minds back into agreement with what God has declared to be true. Faith is not pretending that difficulties are smaller than they appear. It is notContinue reading “Faith That Rests on What God Has Said”
WHEN THE SPIRIT WHISPERS, “YOU ARE HIS”
As the Day Ends “…And hereby we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.” —1 John 3:24 As this day comes to a close, John gives us a quiet but steady assurance: we do not belong to God merely because we have reached a logical conclusion from aContinue reading “WHEN THE SPIRIT WHISPERS, “YOU ARE HIS””
DON’T LEAVE YOUR INHERITANCE UNOPENED
As the Day Ends “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ.” —Ephesians 1:3 As this day ends, it is worth remembering that the Christian life is not built around trying to persuade God to become generous. InContinue reading “DON’T LEAVE YOUR INHERITANCE UNOPENED”
WHEN GOD IS GREATER THAN OUR UNDERSTANDING
As the Day Ends “O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and His ways past finding out!” — Romans 11:33 There is a quiet kind of relief in admitting that God is beyond us. We spend much of life trying to understand. WeContinue reading “WHEN GOD IS GREATER THAN OUR UNDERSTANDING”
WHEN THE WORD MOVES FROM THE PAGE TO THE HEART
As the Day Ends “Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.” — Psalm 119:11 As this day closes, Psalm 119:11 gives us a quiet but demanding question: Where does the Word of God actually live in me? It is possible to own several Bibles, hear Scripture preached,Continue reading “WHEN THE WORD MOVES FROM THE PAGE TO THE HEART”