15 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved,[a] a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth. (2 Timothy 2:15 ESV) There is a lot in our verse today to consider. First, if you were to present yourself to God today, how do...
Comfort
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort (2 Corinthians 1:3 ESV) It was difficult to find comfort last night after hearing the saddening news about Charlie Kirk. I, as many more did, prayed for his family and our country....
Degrees
17 Now the Lord[a] is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 18 And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord,[b] are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another.[c] For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit. (2 Corinthians 3:17-18 ESV) As our...
Reflected
19 As in water face reflects face, so the heart of man reflects the man. (Proverbs 27:19 ESV) Who we truly are is not so well hidden as we may think. Who we are is reflected in our words and deeds. If we are truly God’s, then the fruit of the...
Plant & Water
6 I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. 7 So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth. 8 He who plants and he who waters are one, and each will receive his wages according to his labor. (1 Corinthians 3:6-8 ESV) Throughout my life in ministry, God...