When I was 25 I had season tickets to all of the concerts a nearby city’s symphony and chamber orchestras performed. Because of my subscription, I was sometimes invited to art shows and receptions for musicians or artists. My curiosity led me to a few of those afterglows and backstage events. Because I knew no one in any of the […]
How much of your life is beyond your ability to control it, or fix it, or even understand it? Joseph prevailed in Potiphar’s home because he thought it was normal to be awesome because of his identity rather than waiting until his circumstances confirmed it. He prevailed in Pharaoh’s prison because he thought that it was normal to be in […]
Seek first His Kingdom and His Righteousness. How very different will our lives be today if we make no change other than to pray before we have problems?
I know, Lord, that a man’s way of life is not his own; no one who walks determines his own steps. Discipline me, Lord, but with justice— not in Your anger, or You will reduce me to nothing. (Jeremiah 10:23-24 Holman Christian Standard Bible®©) If you knew all the details about your future, you would likely be more focused on […]
John 7:17 “If anyone wants to do God’s will, he will know whether my teaching comes from God.” Perhaps the opposite is true, too – if you are convinced that what Jesus teaches is true, you will be more certain to discover what God’s will is for your life and be empowered to walk in it.
The more distance you either put or allow between yourself and Jesus, the less you know Him. The less you know Jesus, the more distance you either put or allow between yourself and Him. The more you know Him, the less distance between yourself and Him you will tolerate. The less distance you tolerate between yourself and Jesus, the more […]
Stolen cars still work. Our lives, even when we have rebelled against our King, will still work, and maybe even do good work. It is important that we are doing the work we have been assigned, though. Books are being written about all our work (Revelation 20:11-15). I presume there are pages notating the days there is a lack of […]
Counting yourself dead to sin does not mean giving up all your bad habits. It means giving up your self. When you give your self to Jesus, He kills it and gives you a self that can obey Him. The new one can be moved to see His Kingdom. It becomes one of your most valuable possessions, when His name […]
Measure all of your thoughts, plans and actions in light of these: Self-interest Christ-interest Both are costly. One has a massive return on the investment. He hasn’t called you to be less elderly or more youthful. His invitation is to die, and then be born from above. Inoculations don’t work against death. You have to experience it at least once. […]
Ministries that run like families are much more productive and do a much better job of both making mistakes and manifesting the Kingdom of Heaven than ministries that run like ant farms. When your relationship with the body of Jesus is made up of your relationships with people, you gain and give more life in the process than when it […]