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Learning to Bow Low Before a Merciful God The Bible in a Year “I am not worthy of the least of all thy mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast showed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands.” Genesis 32:10 AsContinue reading “Blessed Beyond Deserving”

A Day in the Life “But he who sows righteousness will have a sure reward.” Proverbs 11:18b As I sit with this proverb, I am struck by how deliberately Scripture speaks about righteousness in agricultural terms. Sowing implies intention, patience, and trust in processes that unfold slowly beneath the surface. In the life of Jesus,Continue reading “Planting Today What the Kingdom Will Harvest Tomorrow”

Learning to Trust When the Path Is Unclear As the Day Begins “Keep my soul and deliver me; let me not be ashamed, for I put my trust in You.” Psalm 25:20 David’s prayer in Psalm 25 rises from a life lived between promise and fulfillment. Anointed by Samuel yet hunted by Saul, David learnedContinue reading “Refined in the Waiting”

As this day opens before us, I welcome you into a shared rhythm of attentiveness to God’s presence. Wherever you are in the world and whatever season of life you are walking through, these daily spiritual disciplines are offered as gentle companions—meant not to burden you, but to steady you. Scripture invites us into aContinue reading “Today’s Spiritual Disciplines”

当这一天在我们面前开启时，我欢迎你们进入对上帝同在的共同关注节奏。无论你身处世界何地，走在生命的哪个阶段，这些每日的灵性练都是温柔的伴侣——不是用来负担你，而是让你稳定。圣经邀请我们进入一段由信任、顺服、怜悯和盼望塑造的信仰旅程，这种旅程通过反思而非匆忙消费慢慢形成。今天的灵修安排从早到晚陪伴你，帮助你倾听神的声音，以信心回应，并在祂的关怀中安息。 这一天以“等待中精炼——学会在道路不明时学会信任”开始。 今天的晨祷冥想借鉴了诗篇25篇和大卫漫长而塑造性的流放，提醒我们信任往往是在延误的季节中形成的。与其把等待看作浪费时间，不如邀请你把它看作上帝塑造勇气、领导力和忠实依赖的工坊。 接下来，《今天种下天国要收获的》引导我们进入关于公义的一天反思。这份灵修根植于箴言11章和耶稣的教导，探讨日常选择——思想、关系和诚信——如何成为塑造明天属灵收获的种子。 在《蒙福超越配得：学会在仁慈的上帝面前低头低头》中，今天的《一年圣经》学习带我们了解了创世记32章雅各的忏悔。这种反思以怜悯胜于功德为中心，邀请我们以谦卑和感恩的心态接近上帝，而非自负，而非理所当然。 下午的反思“受伤者以医治：当上帝将安慰储存在脆弱的器皿中”，呈现了以赛亚书第40章的“再思考”默想。它将苦难重新定义为形成过程，展示了上帝如何通过自身的医治经历训练祂的子民成为安慰的承载者。 随后， 《当一切失去光彩：发现天国的价值》 邀请人们通过“你知道吗”研究进行更深入的反思。借鉴马太福音13章和传道书，它挑战我们重新思考我们真正珍视的是什么，以及天国是否已成为我们最宝贵的宝藏。 随着一天的结束， 《当服从今晚付出代价却祝福明天》 提供了一场宁静的晚间冥想。这本灵修鼓励我们顺服，提醒我们顺服——虽然在当下有时代价高昂——在我们以祷告结束一天时，稳妥地托付在上帝忠实的手中。 愿这些经文反思支持你今天的基督徒之路，以智慧、诚实和盼望引导你的信仰旅程。 霍格牧师 欢迎评论、订阅和转发，这样其他人可能会知道  

As the Day Ends As evening settles in and the pace of the day finally loosens its grip, we are left with a quiet but searching truth: the way we behave overwhelmingly flows from what we deeply believe. By nightfall, our actions have already told the story of our inner convictions. What we trusted whenContinue reading “Living from What We Believe”

DID YOU KNOW Scripture repeatedly returns to a searching question that reaches beyond belief and presses into posture: not simply what we hear, but how we hear. Across Genesis, the Gospels, and the wisdom literature, God reveals that hearing is never passive. It is relational, moral, and transformative. Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 13 draws togetherContinue reading “Listening That Changes Everything”

On Second Thought The moment recorded in Matthew 16:21–28 is one of those unsettling intersections where devotion collides with misunderstanding. Jesus, having drawn His disciples into deeper clarity about who He is, begins to speak plainly about what lies ahead—Jerusalem, suffering, rejection, death. For Peter, those words feel unbearable. They do not fit the pictureContinue reading “When Love Sounds Like Loss”

Bearing Christ’s Name in Ordinary Labor The Bible in a Year “I have learned by experience that the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake.” Genesis 30:27 As we continue our steady journey through Scripture, this brief line from Genesis opens a surprisingly searching window into everyday faithfulness. Laban’s words to Jacob are not aContinue reading “When Faith Goes to Work”