Romans chapter 12 is one of the most practical chapters in the whole Bible. If you take the whole chapter, you get this manual for practical Christian living. Who knows, one day I might write a short devotional on this chapter. It’s not a coincidence that Paul starts this chapter by talking about being a living sacrifice.
Read MorePs 28:7 The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him. Solid Advice David gives us some pretty solid advice in this verse. He put his trust in the strength of the Lord and let…
Read MoreDavid has a way of expressing his heart that has given words to millions since. He loved being in the presence of the Lord and would choose that over anything else. Why? Because he knew that is where God’s glory dwells.
Read MoreRom 10:14 How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? You Gotta Tell Them How are they gonna know? That is a line in a popular social…
Read MoreExcellent Example to Follow David is one of our best examples when it comes to living as a disciple of Jesus Christ. His story, written in 1 & 2 Samuel and his Psalms, shows us a man whose heart truly was after God. There are so many lessons we can learn from him, and today’s…
Read MoreRev 2:5 Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works. Model Church on the Outside The Ephesian church was an active church. They were doing the work of the ministry, battling off the false apostles and Nicolaitans, and staying with it when they got weary. It was a model church,…
Read MoreHebrews 9:22 Indeed, under the law almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins. You have been redeemed from your transgressions. That means someone paid the price for your sins. Transgression is likened to trespassing. You have gone somewhere you weren’t supposed to and did…
Read MoreHebrews 9:15 Therefore, he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance since a death has occurred that redeems them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant. You get full family benefits when you follow Jesus. You are grafted into the family of…
Read MoreI grew up in churches with wooden tables placed right under the pulpit. It was where they placed elements for communion and flowers for funerals. On the front lip was inscribed today’s passage. Hebrews 13:8 was one of the first verses I became familiar with as I grappled with the meaning of its theology. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Even as a young child, I would see these words burnt into the wood on the table, and it gave me a quiet assurance that Jesus never changes.
Read MoreThe criminal justice system is a tough place to exist. I served as a chaplain at a correctional institution, otherwise known as a prison, for several years, and each week I would see the wear and tear on the men as they shuffled to the chapel. Granted, they had a place to sleep and three meals a day, which many down and out on the street do not, but the neighborhood is much rougher inside the bars than outside. The church needs to remember its brothers and sisters serving sentences for crimes they committed. Remember those who struggle.
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