9 …Now that day was the Sabbath, 10 and so the Jews said to the man who had been healed, “This is the Sabbath. The law prohibits you from picking up your mat.” 11 He replied, “The man who made me well told me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’” (John 5:9a-11 CSB) Sometimes it is worth...
30, 60, 100
23 But the one sown on the good ground—this is one who hears and understands the word, who does produce fruit and yields: some a hundred, some sixty, some thirty times what was sown.” (Matthew 13:23 CSB) What is God’s Word and Christ saving grace producing in your life? Can you...
Wandering
8 You have taken account of my wanderings; (Psalm 56:8a) Life can often feel like a wandering path instead of a straight road. Even the best prepared plans go astray. We may look back over the years and wonder just how we got to where we are now. I often...
More is Less
30 He must increase, but I must decrease.” (John 3:30 CSB) There is a joy in allowing Christ to loom larger in our lives. To give up more and more of who we are to who He is and simply live a life of quiet resolve to the Spirit within. This...
Comes to Light
21 But anyone who lives by[a] the truth comes to the light, so that his works may be shown to be accomplished by God.” (John 3:21 CSB) When something is discovered that has been previously hidden we say that it ”came to light”. What was once obscured has been revealed. The same should...