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”
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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 the Light Breaks In
DID YOU KNOW Did you know that when Jesus said, “I am the light of the world,” He was claiming to be the same guiding presence that led Israel through the wilderness? In John 8:12, Jesus declares, “I am the light of the world! The one who follows me will never walk in darkness, butContinue reading “When the Light Breaks In”
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 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”
When Following Costs You Something
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 feel their weight. They are not whispered to the crowd for casual admiration; theyContinue reading “When Following Costs You Something”
Taught by God to Love
A Day in the Life “But concerning brotherly love you have no need that I should write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another.” — 1 Thessalonians 4:9 There are days when I read a verse like this and feel both comforted and exposed. Paul tells the believers inContinue reading “Taught by God to Love”
Bought Back at Any Cost
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”
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”