4 Instead, just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not to please people, but rather God, who examines our hearts. (1 Thessalonians 2:4 CSB) Throughout our lives we seek approval and trust. However, these things cannot be manifest without first being examined. But what...
Good as I Ever Was
10 “….. Here I am today, eighty-five years old. 11 I am still as strong today as I was the day Moses sent me out. My strength for battle and for daily tasks[a] is now as it was then. 12 Now give me this hill country the Lord promised me on that day, (Joshua 14:10b-12a CSB) Toby Keith...
Pearls Before Pigs
6 Don’t give what is holy to dogs or toss your pearls before pigs, or they will trample them under their feet, turn, and tear you to pieces. (Matthew 7:6 CSB) Some messages held within scripture can be very difficult to understand and correctly apply. Thus, we can find ourselves trying to...
Contemplative Prayer
32 ….your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God[a] and his righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you. (Matthew 6:32b-33 CSB) We should look at prayer as an acknowledgment of what our Father already knows. We pray, asking for this and that, thanking Him...
Dealing with a Lot
39 Going a little farther,[a] he fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.” (Matthew 26:39 CSB) Even Christ at his lowest moment called upon God to ask that what was happening might be taken away....