More Than Enough A Day in the Life I find myself returning again and again to Paul’s words: “And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work” (2 Corinthians 9:8). There is something deeply reassuring inContinue reading “Living in the Overflow of God’s Grace”
Category Archives: Jesus Christ
When Need Becomes Worship
Learning to Call Upon God A Day in the Life There is something deeply revealing about the way Jesus lived in moments of need. As I reflect on Psalm 50:15, “Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me,” I begin to see that calling upon GodContinue reading “When Need Becomes Worship”
The Forgiveness That Guards the Heart
A Day in the Life There are moments in the life of Jesus that challenge us more deeply than we first realize. One of those moments comes when He speaks about forgiveness in the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus says something that feels both simple and unsettling: “For if you forgive men their trespasses, yourContinue reading “The Forgiveness That Guards the Heart”
Standing on the Wall Where God Speaks
A Day in the Life “I will stand my watch and set myself on the rampart, and watch to see what He will say to me, and what I will answer when I am corrected.” — Habakkuk 2:1 One of the quiet disciplines in the life of Jesus was His habit of listening before acting.Continue reading “Standing on the Wall Where God Speaks”
When God Refuses Half-Hearted Obedience
“And it came to pass on the way, at the encampment, that the Lord met him and sought to kill him.” — Exodus 4:24 There are moments in Scripture that stop us in our tracks. Exodus 4:24 is one of them. Moses has just received the extraordinary call of God. The burning bush has spoken.Continue reading “When God Refuses Half-Hearted Obedience”
When Jesus Says “Launch Out”
Learning Truth Through Obedience A Day in the Life One of the things I have noticed as I study the life of Jesus is that He rarely left truth in the realm of theory. Jesus did not simply lecture about faith; He led people into experiences that forced them to trust Him. That pattern appearsContinue reading “When Jesus Says “Launch Out””
When Jesus Rearranges Your Life
A Day in the Life “Immediately He called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and went after Him.” — Mark 1:20 One of the striking patterns in the life of Jesus is how often He interrupts ordinary routines. Fishermen mending nets, tax collectors at their booths, crowdsContinue reading “When Jesus Rearranges Your Life”
When God Moves in Unexpected Ways
A Day in the Life “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.” Isaiah 55:9 There are moments in my walk with God when I feel confident I understand what He is doing. I see a promise in Scripture, IContinue reading “When God Moves in Unexpected Ways”
When the Wilderness Reveals the Heart
A Day in the Life There are moments in the life of faith when God leads His people through places they would never choose on their own. Scripture describes those seasons with striking clarity. Moses reminded Israel, “God led you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you and test you,Continue reading “When the Wilderness Reveals the Heart”
Holy Awe Before the Throne
A Day in the Life of Jesus “Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus…” — Hebrews 10:19–20 One of the great paradoxes of the Christian life is that believers are invited into the presence of God with confidence, yet they must never lose their sense of reverence. The authorContinue reading “Holy Awe Before the Throne”