DID YOU KNOW Innovation usually describes the human ability to produce something new, solve an old problem, or discover a better way forward. Yet long before people spoke about innovation, Scripture revealed the God who creates possibilities where human wisdom sees only barriers. Isaiah 45–47, Luke 18:9–19:10, and Job 10 show people facing political captivity,Continue reading “When God Creates a Way We Never Imagined”
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When Your Face Matches Your Faith
The Bible in a Year “They shall ask the way to Zion, with their faces toward it, saying, ‘Come and let us join ourselves to the LORD in a perpetual covenant that will not be forgotten.’” — Jeremiah 50:5 Jeremiah 50 announces God’s judgment upon Babylon, the empire that conquered Judah and carried its peopleContinue reading “When Your Face Matches Your Faith”
Keep the Fire From Shrinking
As the Day Begins “Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; and walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us.” — Ephesians 5:1–2 There is something beautiful about the early days of faith. Prayer feels fresh. Scripture seems alive on every page. Worship carries a sweetness that is difficult to describe. AContinue reading “Keep the Fire From Shrinking”
When Grace Gives the Soul Room to Breathe
As the Day Begins “Where sin abounded, grace did much more abound.” — Romans 5:20 There is something unsettling about the old practice of taking caged birds deep into mines. The birds were sensitive to poisonous gases, so if the air became deadly, they would collapse before the miners did. A. W. Tozer uses thatContinue reading “When Grace Gives the Soul Room to Breathe”
CROSSING THE RIVER OF SURRENDER
As the Day Ends “Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.” Galatians 5:24 As this day ends, Galatians 5:24 invites us to examine more than our outward behavior. Paul speaks of those who “belong to Christ Jesus” as people who have crucified the flesh. The Greek wordContinue reading “CROSSING THE RIVER OF SURRENDER”
When God Makes His Home Within Us
As the Day Ends “…If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.” John 14:23 As this day comes to a close, Jesus gives us an image that is both tender and searching. He does notContinue reading “When God Makes His Home Within Us”
From Information to Transformation
As the Day Begins Scripture: “Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior.” — Titus 3:5–6 (KJV) There is a subtle temptation in everyContinue reading “From Information to Transformation”
THE BEAUTY OF STARTING AGAIN
DID YOU KNOW Did You Know? God’s renewal begins with mercy, not perfection. One of the most comforting truths in Scripture is that God does not wait for us to become flawless before He begins working in us. Titus 3 reminds believers that before Christ rescued us, we were “foolish, disobedient, led astray.” Paul intentionallyContinue reading “THE BEAUTY OF STARTING AGAIN”
Strength Found in Surrender
As the Day Ends As the day comes quietly to a close, many of us become aware of the limits of our own strength. The responsibilities we carried, the decisions we made, and the struggles we faced remind us that life cannot be lived successfully by human determination alone. The evening hours often reveal whatContinue reading “Strength Found in Surrender”
Mercy Is the Place We Start Again
As the Day Begins “Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us.” — Titus 3:5 There is a quiet relief that comes when we finally stop defending ourselves before God. The apostle Paul writes to Titus with clarity: our salvation does not rest on “works ofContinue reading “Mercy Is the Place We Start Again”