Sometimes what we need most is not easy answers, but deeper questions. The other day, I watched homeless people being served by Christians. From my perch high atop a parking garage in Fort Lauderdale, FL, I could see the crowd gather, hear the coordinator pray as she started the feeding …
TOPICS: church, good works, homeless, homelessness, mercy, ministry, service, social justice
What truly fills your heart? “Singers and dancers alike say [of Zion], ‘all my fountains are in You.’” -Psalm 87:7 There are a thousand marketing campaigns that tell us where we will find peace and refreshment. There are billions of dollars spent to try and convince us that this product …
TOPICS: fountains, fulfillment, joy, peace, Psalm 87, refreshing, satisfaction, Zion
Ever feel like your heart is spread too thin? “Teach me Your way, O Lord, that I may walk in Your truth; unite my heart to fear Your name.” -Psalm 86:11 What a multitude of directions my heart pursues! How easy it is to become so fragmented in my …
TOPICS: fear of the lord, focus, heart, passion, prayer, Psalm 86
Is it wrong to pray punishment on other people? “Fill their faces with shame [so] THAT they may seek Your name, O Lord. Let them be put to shame and dismay forever; let them perish in disgrace, [so] THAT they may know that You alone, whose name is the Lord, …
TOPICS: justice, Psalm 83, punishment, revenge, vengeance
What do motives matter when we do things for God? “For whatever does not come from faith is sin.” -Romans 14:23b It is quite possible to do godly thing for ungodly reasons, and the Bible calls this sin. It is quite possible to do things with godly motives and still …
TOPICS: faith, good works, Romans 14
What if you’re living right, but aren’t being blessed like you want? But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil. …
TOPICS: answers, blessings, faith, hope, Luke 6, prayer, selfishness
A friend of mine sent me a great question the other day: When it says “give and it shall be given unto you, good measure pressed down, shaken together, running over,” could that be financially, spiritually, relationally, etc.? I always only thought of it as financially. Here are some thoughts …
TOPICS: giving, grace, Luke 6, measure, mercy
Ever feel like you’re all alone, like no one understands or agrees with you in your faith? At the present time there is a remnant, chosen by grace.” -Romans 11:5 All throughout Scripture runs a thread of the loneliness of God’s people in a world turned against Him. Elijah the …
TOPICS: faith, grace, loneliness, provision, Romans 11
Christians often talk about having “fruit” in our lives, but how do you get it? But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life.” -Romans 6:22 “The fruit you get.” Notice …
TOPICS: fruit, Romans 6, salvation, sanctification
True “freedom” isn’t found in having no master, but in finding a better one. For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace… and having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness.” -Romans 6:14, 18 In Christ, though we …
TOPICS: freedom, Romans 6, slavery
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