Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? (1 Corinthians 3:16) This morning I meditated on the reality of this verse. Because I am a Christ follower… I am God’s temple. (Gulp) the HOLY Spirit dwells in me. (Wow.) I thought through each part of myself from […]
See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elementary spirits of the world, and not according to Christ (Colossians 2:8) My men went camping this week and weren’t due back until Saturday night. My daughter and I were taking advantage of the quiet home […]
Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. (Revelation 5:11) That’s how many angels are encircle the throne of God. They encircled the throne and the living creatures and the elders. In a loud voice they sang: Worthy is the Lamb, who was […]
You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Matthew 5:14, ESV One of the key moments in my spiritual life occurred during a firework display for a 4th of July celebration. I imagined what it would be like if all Christians on the globe successfully reflected God’s […]
For my yoke is easy and my burden is light (Matthew 11:30). What?!? Does anyone else struggle with summers? As summer approaches each year and the countdown begins for school to end, this is what I dream… The clock is not the master of my time. Natural rhythms of life can instead be […]
Where words are many, sin is not absent, but whoever restrains his lips is prudent (Proverbs 10:19) This verse has always alarmed me. Based on these words, when there is a whole lot of talking going on, sin is most likely occurring. Not a good thing. Summer is filled with extra air time. The kids […]
At the throne of God, seraphs are flying around… And they were calling to one another: Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory. (Isaiah 6:3) I am tired of hearing about God’s love…. without talking about His holiness too. God is love, yes, but He is also […]
Death and life are in the power of the tongue (Proverbs 18:21). Every word we speak either benefits or harms. Every word. Whoever belittles his neighbor lacks sense, (death) but a man of understanding holds his tongue (life) (Proverbs 11:12) There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts (death), but the tongue of […]
Today I geared up for teaching summer session and mentally prepared to meet another group of students and give them my best efforts. Once my course was set up, my thoughts turned to my tentative summer plans…visitors, sleepovers, birthday celebrations and potential trips. Then it hit me. Most of you are in exactly the same […]
As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God… (Psalm 42:1, 2, ESV) THE TRUTH My life has been changed when my perspective about how to read God’s Word changed about ten years ago. I remember hearing Anne Graham […]
