Scripture: Ephesians 3:16-19 “I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit. Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. And may you have the power to understand, [...]
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:10 “That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weakness. For when I am weak, then I am strong.” Observation: No one jumps to my mind as a good example of this – and I guess that doesn’t surprise me. My bible says “I am content in my weakness.” There is [...]
Scripture: Luke 6:36 “You must be compassionate, just as your Father is compassionate.” Observation: Luke 6 is just brutal. Christ gives all sorts of warnings, admonishments, and instructions – each indictments of my basic nature. This verse flipped a switch in the way I view compassion. Typically it is referred to as a gift – [...]
Scripture: Daniel 6:4-5 “At this, the administrators and the satraps tried to find grounds for charges against Daniel in his conduct of government affairs, but they were unable to do so. They could find no corruption in him, because he was trustworthy and neither corrupt nor negligent. Finally these men said, ‘We will never find [...]
Scripture: Revelation 13:10 “The people who are destined for prison will be arrested and taken away. Those who are destined for death will be killed. But do not be dismayed, for here is your opportunity to have endurance and faith.” Observation: This is another unique translation by the NLT team – most others essentially say [...]
Scripture: 1 John 3:2 “We know that when He appears, we will be like Him, because we will see Him just as He is.” Observation: I really struggled with what was the “right” passage to journal about this morning. The reading included Jeremiah 29 – filled with encouragement to trust and seek God. 1 John [...]
Scripture: John 16:9 “The world’s sin is unbelief in me.” Observation: Yesterday I was reading a post on Ed Stetzer’s site which compiled a several lists of accountability questions – questions which begged deep, honest reflection and ultimately lead to the question, “Am I becoming more like Christ in my thoughts and actions.” It’s a [...]