SCRIPTURE: For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. (Ephesians 2:10) MEDITATION: Are you going through life with a kind of dryness of enjoyment? In other words, life is just a routine or rut with little pleasure or excitement? It is … Continue reading
SCRIPTURE: “Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.” (Mark 11:24) MEDITATION: Remember when you were young and the Christmas season was almost here? You looked forward to giving Santa your list of the presents you wanted. In your heart, you … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” (Psalm 91:2) MEDITATION: When the stresses of life become almost too big to handle, where do you go for relief? When sadness overwhelms you, where do you find comfort and consolation? When you are … Continue reading
SCRIPTURE: “Therefore keep watch because you do now know when the owner of the house will come back – whether in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or at dawn. If he comes suddenly, do not let him find you sleeping.” (Mark 13:35-36) MEDITATION: There was a time when people … Continue reading
SCRIPTURE: Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; here there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. (1 Corinthians 13:8) MEDITATION: Is there anything in this world that you can depend on one hundred percent of the time? Can you name something that … Continue reading
SCRIPTURE: I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection from the dead. Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take … Continue reading
SCRIPTURE: The eyes of the Lord your God are always on the land, from the beginning of the year to the very end of the year. (Deuteronomy 11:12) MEDITATION: Have you ever heard someone make the comment, “Where was (or is) God in all of this?” Whenever we don’t fully understand something, we ask … Continue reading
SCRIPTURE: Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name. (John 20:30-31) MEDITATION: If two lawyers promised they … Continue reading
SCRIPTURE: Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death. (Romans 8:1-2) MEDITATION: Do you ever get the feeling that you are hemmed in to your circumstances? Maybe … Continue reading
SCRIPTURE: You know the message God sent to the people of Israel, telling the good news of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all. (Acts 10:36) MEDITATION: Have you ever dreamed about a world that is free of the troubles of human nature? In other words, wouldn’t it be nice if we … Continue reading