A Day in the Life “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters.” — Psalm 23:1–2 When I read Psalm 23, I do not merely see poetic comfort; I see a portrait of how Jesus lived and howContinue reading “When the Shepherd Leads”
Category Archives: Jesus Christ
When Jealousy Masquerades as Zeal
A Day in the Life There are days in the life of Jesus when His disciples reveal more about themselves than they perhaps intended. Mark 9:38 records one of those revealing moments. John says, “Teacher, we saw someone who does not follow us casting out demons in Your name, and we forbade him because heContinue reading “When Jealousy Masquerades as Zeal”
When Compromise Whispers Counsel
The Bible in a Year “Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the Lord in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the Lord.” — Numbers 31:16 As we move through the Book of Numbers in our year-long journey throughContinue reading “When Compromise Whispers Counsel”
When the Father Speaks Above the Noise
A Day in the Life “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear Him!” — Matthew 17:5 There are moments in the life of Jesus that feel almost too radiant to approach. The Mount of Transfiguration is one of them. I imagine the climb—Peter, James, and John following Christ up theContinue reading “When the Father Speaks Above the Noise”
Living the Exchanged Life
A Day in the Life “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me” (Galatians 2:20, NIV). When I sit with those words, IContinue reading “Living the Exchanged Life”
When Faith Forgets Its Mission
A Day in the Life “So, I brought him to Your disciples, but they could not cure him. Then Jesus answered and said, ‘O faithless and perverse generation … how long shall I bear with you?’” (Matthew 17:16–17). These are not the gentle tones we often associate with Jesus. They are sharp, urgent, almost pained.Continue reading “When Faith Forgets Its Mission”
When Light Walks into the Room
A Day in the Life “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.” — Matthew 5:16 When I read Jesus’ words in Matthew 5:16, I cannot escape the simplicity and weight of them. “Let your light so shine…” He does not say, “CreateContinue reading “When Light Walks into the Room”
When Ordinary Lives Become Preserving Grace
A Day in the Life “You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.” — Matthew 5:13 When I sit with Jesus on that hillside in Matthew 5, listeningContinue reading “When Ordinary Lives Become Preserving Grace”
When He Walks Ahead
A Day in the Life “Then Jesus said to His disciples, ‘If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.’” — Matthew 16:24 There is something in me that prefers a manageable Jesus—One who blesses my plans, affirms my direction, and adjusts Himself to myContinue reading “When He Walks Ahead”
The Road That Costs Everything
A Day in the Life “Then Jesus said to His disciples, ‘If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.’” — Matthew 16:24 When I read these words of Jesus, I am immediately confronted with how easily I soften them. We often speak of “bearingContinue reading “The Road That Costs Everything”