So be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid and do not panic before them. For the Lord your God will personally go ahead of you. He will neither fail you nor abandon you. Deut 31:6 (NLT) “Be” Series – Part 6 Be Strong We love and celebrate physical...
Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. Eph 4:32 (NIV) “Be” Series – Part 5 – Be Forgiving I love talking about forgiveness because it's such a liberating experience. Holding onto...
Always be joyful. 1 Thess 5:16 (NLT) “Be” Series – Part 4 – Be Happy How frustrating is it when you're at a cafe or restaurant and the person serving you is obviously unhappy? It makes your experience and the interaction mostly unsatisfying and...
Be still, and know that I am God… Ps 46:10 (NLT) “Be” Series – Part 1 – Be Still There's something to be said for still-time and quietness. It's in the nothing that we can hear God say everything. In the Western world marketers bombard us...
The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. John 10:10 (NKJV) Who doesn't want an abundant life? The thought conjures up days spent lounging and eating, not...
To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are corrupted and do not believe, nothing is pure. In fact, both their minds and consciences are corrupted. Titus 1:15 (NIV) Yesterday we talked about how the “pure will see God” and that purity of heart...
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Matt 5:8 (NIV) Purity equals God-vision! Plain and simple. Want to taint your ability to see and hear from God? Easy…just allow your heart to get all muddied and murky! Now the easy way out of this...
For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. (Romans 8:6) Life and Peace – The two attributes, prizes, state of living that have been chased around the world and back. People go to many lengths to get that rush of life...
Jesus said to them “you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind” Matt 22:37 (NKJV) This scripture can be quite intimidating… Love God with everything – all of yourself, all the time, every moment,...
I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. Gal 2:20 (NIV) When I read this the other day the line that struck me was...
