21 Then Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions?[a] If the Lord is God, follow him. But if Baal, follow him.” But the people didn’t answer him a word. (1 Kings 18:21 CSB) Think about the word waver. It immediately brings to...
Give Thanks
4 Enter his gates with thanksgivingand his courts with praise.Give thanks to him and bless his name.5 For the Lord is good, and his faithful love endures forever;his faithfulness, through all generations. (Psalm 100:4-5 CSB) I find very few who really practice gratefulness. Maybe they do in their own way...
Short-sighted
13 These all died in faith, although they had not received the things that were promised. But they saw them from a distance, greeted them, and confessed that they were foreigners and temporary residents on the earth. 14 Now those who say such things make it clear that they are...
Inconceivable
9 ..What no eye has seen, no ear has heard,and no human heart has conceived—God has prepared these things for those who love him. (1 Corinthians 2:9 CSB) What if there was greatness prepared for you, but it was just so far beyond your current reach to be inconceivable? Well,...
What’s in a Greeting?
47 And if you greet only your brothers and sisters, what are you doing out of the ordinary?[a] Don’t even the Gentiles[b] do the same? (Matthew 5:47 CSB) We often do not think much about a greeting. We come and go in our busy lives and our “Hi” become perfunctory....