12 Therefore, whatever you want others to do for you, do also the same for them, for this is the Law and the Prophets. (Matthew 7:12 CSB) This very basic golden rule has often been modified to ”do unto others, before they do unto you.” What a hard way to look...
Do Not Be Silent
9 The Lord said to Paul in a night vision, “Don’t be afraid, but keep on speaking and don’t be silent. (Acts 18:9 CSB) During my recent sabbatical I found it very difficult to not log in and post these devotionals. Yes, they have become part of my daily routine but more...
Am I Growing?
2 I call to God Most High,to God who fulfills his purpose for me. (Psalm 57:2 CSB) Do you, like me, often wonder if you are truly fulfilling your purpose in life? Even after all these years, a long mostly successful career and much effort in ministry I still wonder...
Who Am I
18 Then King David went in, sat in the Lord’s presence, and said, who am I, Lord God, and what is my house that you have brought me this far? (2 Samuel 7:18 CSB) How do we come before God? In humbleness or seeking His favor in some way? The sabbatical I just took...
Sabbatical
17 And no one puts[a] new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the skins burst, the wine spills out, and the skins are ruined. No, they put new wine into fresh wineskins, and both are preserved.” (Matthew 9:17 CSB) I have been feeling like an old wineskin of late. Lots poured in and...