5 Act wisely toward outsiders, making the most of the time. 6 Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you should answer each person. (Colossians 4:5-6 CSB) There are books that could be written about these two simple lines of scripture. But I want to focus...
Atlas Syndrome
19 Blessed be the Lord!Day after day he bears our burdens;God is our salvation. (Psalm 68:19 CSB) In mythology, Atlas bore the weight of the world on his shoulders. Far too often we find ourselves doing the same. We put on a brave face and bear up under the burdens...
True to our Path
19 Then the Pharisees said to one another, “You see? You’ve accomplished nothing. Look, the world has gone after him!” (John 12:19 CSB) Much like when Jesus was preaching, we may find times when others will come against us to sully our message or our character. We may not even be...
Good for All
14 And we exhort you, brothers and sisters: warn those who are idle,[b] comfort the discouraged, help the weak, be patient with everyone. 15 See to it that no one repays evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good for one another and for all. (1 Thessalonians 5:14-15 CSB) This bit of scripture is a...
Repaid
10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each may be repaid for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil. (2 Corinthians 5:10 CSB) This scripture should give us a moment of pause for some deep thought. We will all stand before the judgement...