I'm following an online group that is reading through different books of the Bible this year. For the month of May, we are focused on Colossians, a letter Paul wrote while he was in prison, and that was to be circulated to several local churches. This morning, as I read the first chapter, the following …
How To Enjoy The Presence Of God
In Psalm 15:1, David expresses a deep desire to know God on a more personal, intimate level. He poses the question, “O LORD, who may abide in your tent? Who may dwell on Your holy hill?” The words “abide” and “dwell” are a picture of spending time in the presence of God. Abide means to …
Are You Naive, Foolish, or Wise?
I’ve set a new discipline for myself for the next few months. Every 30 days I want to read through Psalms and Proverbs (one chapter from Proverbs and five Psalms each day). While I’m still studying other scriptures, these are more of a devotional read to realign my heart (emotions and desires) and mind (thinking …
When Jesus Restores Us
John 21 focuses primarily on Peter, one of Jesus’ disciples that we can all identify with. Jesus has risen from the dead, and Peter has seen Him personally and talked with Him at least three times at this point (John 20:19-29). I would say we could be fairly confident Peter and Jesus had a conversation …
Don’t Waste This Interruption Of Your Life
Proverbs 27:1 – Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth. If there is one message that God is speaking to our world today it is that we have no guarantees of what our lives will be from one day to the next. We have been humbled. …
The Way Of The Word 