- This is part of a series on dependence on God. – Second, the God who cares for birds will care for his people. After all, humans are of much greater value than any bird. “Look at the birds” implies “Look and Learn.” We can learn much from these flighty little fellows. They are industrious [...]
24Apr11
Easter Past, Present, and Future
THE LORD IS RISEN! EASTER PAST He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said. (Matthew 28:6) See My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself; touch Me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have. (Luke 24:39) God raised Jesus [...]
22Apr11
We Will Be Satisfied
Lord God, in this life I can only see in a mirror dimly and I can only know in part. I cannot know fully just as I have been fully known by You, but the time is coming soon when I will see You face to face. In that glorious day when I stand before [...]
19Apr11
Worry-free Living
- This is part of a series on dependence on God. – All people who lead others or carry organizational responsibility find more than enough reasons to worry – deadlines, financial pressures, market instability and other pressures (you fill in your own blanks here) make stomachs churn and account for many a sleepless night. But [...]
15Apr11
Dependence on God
- This is part of a series on dependence on God. – In C.S. Lewis’ Prince Caspian, a child named Lucy encounters Aslan, the Christ-figure of the Narnia stories, after not seeing him for a long while. “Aslan, you’re bigger,” she says. “That is because you’re older, little one,” answered he. “Not because you are?” [...]
14Apr11
A Far Greater Good
Lord in whom I trust, I freely acknowledge that I am often tempted to question Your ways and to wonder why You allow difficult and grievous things to happen not only in my life, but also in the lives of the people I love. But I must also admit that I simply do not have [...]
12Apr11
The Rewards of Commitment
- This is part of a series on the theme of commitment. – What does commitment look like in a leader, and how can we practice it? Jesus reveals his standard of deeper commitment in Matthew’s Gospel: Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take [...]
11Apr11
Committing vs. Bargaining
- This is part of a series on the theme of commitment. – How on earth do leaders establish and retain committed followers? How, in some cases, do we get ourselves committed enough to pay the high price of success? God knows how, and the prophet Habakkuk models an essential truth about God-focused commitment: Though [...]
8Apr11
Enjoying God
Father of lights, teach me to enjoy You as never before. I want to delight in Your goodness, glory, grace, beauty, perfection, wisdom, justice, holiness, compassion, omniscience, omnipotence, omnipresence, majesty, truth, love, patience, transcendence and immanence. Teach me the wisdom of acknowledging You in all things, including Your often-overlooked tender mercies in the small things [...]
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- This is part of a series on the theme of commitment. – Many of those who followed Jesus were merely curious. Others were convinced of the truth of what he was teaching, but only a few were fully and personally committed to him. When his uncommitted followers began to leave him in response [...]
