16 And now, why are you delaying? Get up and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on his name.’ (Acts 22:16 CSB) Delaying. Procrastinating. Feet dragging. Lethargy. We have these and many more words to describe not getting on with the doing of something. This while we have become less...
Comparison & Competition
4 Let each person examine his own work, and then he can take pride in himself alone, and not compare himself with someone else. (Galatians 6:4 CSB) Comparison and competition drive many of us to strive to be better. Whether it is in relation to athletic performance, work or just life in...
Joy in Trust
25The fear of mankind is a snare,but the one who trusts in the Lord is protected. (Proverbs 29:25 CSB) We concern ourselves so with the cares and opinions of the world. Social Media has created this feeling that we need to record all of our happiness. At the same time we choose...
Into the World
17 Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth. 18 As you sent me into the world, I also have sent them into the world. 19 I sanctify myself for them, so that they also may be sanctified by the truth. We are sent out into the world each day to make our way. This first begins...
Only Good For Today
19 If our hope in Christ is good for this life only and no more,[a] then we deserve more pity than anyone else in all the world. (1 Corinthians 15:19 GNT) It is very easy to lose our eternal focus. We get caught up in lamenting the baggage from our past, the...