24 But I consider my life of no value to myself; my purpose is to finish my course[a] and the ministry I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of God’s grace. (Acts 20:24 CSB) I think most of us hold some form of value in our lives. We may be...
The Process
10 Yet he knows the way I have taken;[a]when he has tested me, I will emerge as pure gold.11 My feet have followed in his tracks;I have kept to his way and not turned aside. (Job 23:10-11 CSB) We can take a scripture like today’s and understand the concept of following Christ and...
Doubt
4 Moses answered, “What if they won’t believe me and will not obey me but say, ‘The Lord did not appear to you’?” (Exodus 4:1 CSB) How often do you struggle with feelings or thoughts of doubt? Even as confident a person as I tend to be, doubt seeps its icy cold fingers into...
Throwing it Out
34 “You were born entirely in sin,” they replied, “and are you trying to teach us?” Then they threw him out. (John 9:34 CSB) People do not really want to hear the truth. Not the actual truth. They much prefer living in their own truth, which often isn’t. Truth has seemed to...
Urgency
4 We must do the works of him who sent me while it is day. Night is coming when no one can work. (John 9:4 CSB) Is there any urgency in your ministry or evangelism? Do you sense the coming night? With all that is going on in the world right now if feels...