Are you relentlessly following Jesus? Lost the way to Jesus? Do you doubt Jesus? It is true that you are important to Jesus. Yes, you are. There are no strings attached to God’s love and longing for you. You matter to Jesus; He calls you by name to come to Him and wants you to (…)
Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Is it misfortune, or oppression, or persecution, or hunger, or nakedness, or danger, or the sword? — Romans 8:35 We serve a God who loves us more than our work. Of course, God expects us to work, feed our families, care responsibly for this world that (…)
Imagine you are working in someone’s home. One day the master of the house leaves and assigns you to look after his property, and you do not know when he will return. What would you do? Would you take a nap? Have a party? Would you eat all the food from the pantry? Would you (…)
So, my dear brothers, be strong, steadfast, always enrich yourself in the Lord’s work, knowing that your work is not in vain in the Lord! — 1 Corinthians 15:58 A financial advisor I know described the reality of investing in one sentence: “Hope for the best, but be prepared for the worst.” Almost every decision (…)
Matthew 13:44 contains one of the most vivid metaphors in all of Scripture. Imagine: you are walking through a field and suddenly you find an ancient treasure that everyone has forgotten about. You will find out that this piece of land can be bought. What would you do? How quickly would you sell everything you (…)
You are made for community. When God created humans, He created us with the intention of placing us in a loving family. Today we call this family the Church. God’s original intention was for us to exist in the family of other believers. He did not want us to exist in isolation or apart from (…)
David, who was king of Israel around 1000 BC, is the contemplative soul who wrote our verse for the day: “… then and there You would have taken me by the right hand and led me.” Psalms 139:10 Note: Whenever a poem begins in the middle of a sentence, it’s a good idea to explore (…)
Because I live and you will live! —John 14:19 His father’s words deeply wounded Ravi’s heart. “You are worthless. You are a burden to our family,” he said. Compared to the other talented brothers, Ravi seemed like a complete loser. He tried to achieve success in sports – and achieved it. But he still felt (…)
If evil comes upon us… we will cry to You from our oppression, and You will hear and save. — 2 Chronicles 20:9 French artist Henri Matisse believed that the last works of his life best expressed his essence. During that period, he experimented with a new style, creating large color paintings, often using colored (…)
Whoever loses his life for Me will find it. — Matthew 10:39 When I married my English fiance and went to the UK, I thought it would be a five-year adventure in another country. I never thought that I would live there for almost 20 years, that sometimes I would feel like I was losing (…)