Scripture: "God's love is meteoric, his loyalty astronomic, His purpose titanic, His verdicts oceanic. Yet in his largeness nothing gets lost; Not a man, not a mouse, slips through the cracks." Psalm 36: 5-6 Perspective: Have you ever gone to the beach and just looked at the ocean? It stretches across the horizon as far as the...
Scripture: "It's in Christ that we find out who we are and what we are living for. Long before we first heard of Christ and got our hopes up, he had his eye on us, had designs on us for glorious living, part of the overall purpose he is working...
Scripture: "I pulled you in from all over the world, called you in from every dark corner of the earth, Telling you, 'You're my servant, serving on my side. I've picked you. I haven't dropped you.' Don't panic. I'm with you. There's no need to fear for I'm your God....
The fear of human opinion disables; trusting in God protects you from that. Proverbs 29:25 Single Sentence Sunday on Live out Life. Hope you take a second to ponder with me each week.
"Just then Jesus looked up and saw the rich people dropping offerings in the collection plate. Then he saw a poor widow put in two pennies. He said, "The plain truth is that this widow has given by far the largest offering today. All these others made offerings that they'll...
"The very steps we take come from God; otherwise how would we know where we're going?" Proverbs 20:24 Introducing Single Sentence Sunday on Live out Life. Hope you take a second to ponder with me each week.
"As he went out into the street, a man came running up, greeted him with great reverence, and asked, "Good Teacher, what must I do to get eternal life?"Jesus said, "Why are you calling me good? No one is good, only God. You know the commandments: Don't murder, don't commit...
"After all this, God tested Abraham. God said, "Abraham! "Yes?" answered Abraham. "I'm listening." He said, "Take your dear son Isaac whom you love and go to the land of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains that I'll point out to you." Abraham got...
"Fill your flask with anointing oil and get going. I'm sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem. I've spotted the very king I want among his sons...When they arrived, Samuel took one look at Eliab and thought, "Here he is! God's anointed!" 1 Samuel 16:1, 6-7, 10-12 God sent Samuel to anoint...
"While it was still night, way before dawn, he got up and went out to a secluded spot and prayed. Simon and those with him went looking for him. They found him and said, "Everybody's looking for you." Mark 1: 35-42 Imagine Jesus waking up when it was still dark. ...
"I'm sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people, the People of Israel, out of Egypt. Moses answered God, "But why me? What makes you think that I could ever go to Pharaoh and lead the children of Israel out of Egypt? "I'll be with you," God said. "And this...
"Moses was shepherding the flock of Jethro, his father-in-law, the priest of Midian. He led the flock to the west end of the wilderness and came to the mountain of God, Horeb. The angel of God appeared to him in flames of fire blazing out of the middle of a...