A Day in the Life “The Lord said to me, ‘Go again, love a woman who is loved by a lover and is committing adultery, just like the love of the Lord for the children of Israel.’” — Hosea 3:1a There are days in the life of God’s people when we are forced to confrontContinue reading “Bought Back at Any Cost”
Category Archives: Jesus Christ
When Love Refuses to Let Go
A Day in the Life “Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.” — 1 Corinthians 13:7 When I read 1 Corinthians 13, I am not merely reading a poetic tribute to love; I am stepping into a portrait of Jesus. Paul’s words are not abstract ideals floating above reality.Continue reading “When Love Refuses to Let Go”
The Plumb Line of the Heart
A Day in the Life “Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness.” — 1 John 3:4 When I read these words from the apostle John, I cannot help but imagine what it must have been like to watch Jesus live day after day with an unshakable moral center. John did not writeContinue reading “The Plumb Line of the Heart”
Living in the Land of God’s Yes
Standing on Solid Ground A Day in the Life This morning, I found myself returning to a passage that never fails to anchor my soul: “For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us” (2 Corinthians 1:20). There’s something beautifully settled about thisContinue reading “Living in the Land of God’s Yes”
When Jesus Interrupts Your Direction
A Day in the Life “But rise and stand on your feet; for I have appeared to you for this purpose, to make you a minister and a witness both of the things which you have seen and of the things which I will yet reveal to you.” Acts 26:16 When I sit with Paul’sContinue reading “When Jesus Interrupts Your Direction”
Living Forward Without a Safety Net
A Day in the Life “But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because he does not eat from faith; for whatever is not from faith is sin.” — Romans 14:23 I have learned that faith is rarely tested in the abstract; it is tested in the ordinary decisions of daily life. The apostleContinue reading “Living Forward Without a Safety Net”
Untangled for the Road Ahead
A Day in the Life “Let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.” Hebrews 12:1b (NIV) When I sit with Hebrews 12, I’m struck by how honest Scripture is about the Christian life. The writer does notContinue reading “Untangled for the Road Ahead”
Always Looking for Him
A Day in the Life “And Simon and those who were with Him searched for Him.” — Mark 1:36 There is something quietly revealing about Mark’s brief statement that Simon Peter and the others “searched for” Jesus. The moment comes after a full and exhausting day of ministry in Capernaum—healings, teaching, crowds pressing in fromContinue reading “Always Looking for Him”
When Scripture Sets the Heart Ablaze
A Day in the Life “Did not our heart burn within us while He talked with us on the road, and while He opened the Scriptures to us?” Luke 24:32 I often find myself walking the Emmaus road without realizing it. Not literally, of course, but inwardly—moving through the day with conversations running in myContinue reading “When Scripture Sets the Heart Ablaze”
Power That Walks With You, Not Fear That Paralyzes You
A Day in the Life “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” 2 Timothy 1:7 When I read Paul’s words to Timothy, I cannot help but imagine a quiet morning in Timothy’s life—waking with responsibility pressing heavily on his chest. HeContinue reading “Power That Walks With You, Not Fear That Paralyzes You”