Anxiety ammo Verse of the day: don’t worry about anything; in everything, however, he makes known your requests before God, with prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving. (Philippians 4. 6) When I fear that my ministry will be useless and empty. I fight disbelief with the promise of Isaiah 55. 11:?So will the word that comes […]
Losing property and family Verse of the day: remember, however, the days before, when, after enlightening yourself, you endured great struggles and sufferings; now exhibited as a spectacle, both reproaches and tribulations, making you now a share of those who have been treated in this way, for not only did you feel sorry for the
Our ineffable privilege Verse of the day: God said to Moses, I AM THE ONE I AM (Exodus 3. 14). An implication of the magnificent name. I AM WHAT I AM. Is that this infinite. Absolute. Self-determined God came to us in Jesus Christ. In John 8. 56-58, Jesus responds to the criticisms of Jewish
Adoration in a storm Verse of the day: For just as lightning, which shines from one end of heaven to the other, so shall the Son of Man be in his day (Luke 17:24). On a night flight from Chicago to Minneapolis. Almost alone on the plane. The pilot announced that there was a storm
The Last Feast of the Soul Verse of the Day: One thing I ask of the Lord, and I will seek it: that I may live in the house of the Lord every day of my life, contemplate the beauty of the Lord, and meditate in his temple (Psalm 27,4) God is not indifferent to
Seven reasons not to worry (part 2) Verse of the Day: Who among you, anxious as you are, can add a twist in your life and why do you care about the dress? Notice how the lilies of the fields grow: they neither work nor move; but I assure you that not even Solomon, in
Grace must be free Verse of the day: We walk by faith and not by what we see (2 Corinthians 5. 7). Imagine salvation as a house in which you live Provides protection. It is full of food and drinks that will last forever, never ages and never collapses. Its windows open to views of
I’m sorry and delighted Verse of the day: The Lord your God has chosen you to be his people among all the peoples on earth (Deuteronomy 7. 6). What would the doctrines of grace look like if the sap of Augustinian pleasure flowed through every branch of that tree (that’s what I call it?Christian Hedonism
Verse of the day: Psalm the glory of his name, give glory to his praise (Psalm 66. 2). Praise God or not, doing so is not optional. Praise is a right of God; and every believer, as a recipient of God’s grace, is obligated to praise him every day. It is true that we do
Verse of the day: If leprosy has covered all its flesh, it will declare that it has its own stain (Leviticus 13:13). This standard seems strange, but it contained wisdom, since the expulsion of disease showed that the constitution of man was healthy. On this day, it would be good for us to see the
