As the Day Begins “Your right hand has held me up; Your gentleness has made me great.” Psalm 18:35 The psalmist’s confession in Psalm 18:35 invites us to rethink how growth truly happens in the life of faith. David does not credit his greatness to personal strength, military success, or spiritual resolve. Instead, he locatesContinue reading “Held by Gentleness, Stretched by Grace”
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Seeing the Christ Who Stands Behind All Things
As the Day Begins The Christian faith has always insisted that the world is thicker with meaning than it first appears. Charles Malik’s insight that “Jesus Christ is everywhere; he is behind everything we see if only we have eyes to see him; and he is the Lord of history if only we penetrate deepContinue reading “Seeing the Christ Who Stands Behind All Things”
My Best Friend Is Jesus
Abiding in the Love That Transforms As the Day Begins Meditation There is a sweetness in waking up to the words of Jesus in John 15:9–17, where He looks into the eyes of His disciples and speaks of love, obedience, joy, and friendship. These verses sit at the heart of His farewell discourse, spoken inContinue reading “My Best Friend Is Jesus”
As the Day Ends
When Light and Darkness CollideEvening Meditation on 2 Corinthians 6:14 “Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness?”— 2 Corinthians 6:14 (NKJV) As the day draws to a close and you reflect on the hours gone by, perhaps you find yourselfContinue reading “As the Day Ends”