8 The one who does not love does not know God, because God is love. (1 John 4:8 CSB) Have you ever considered the unlovable? Or maybe just the unloved? There should not be these in our society, but they are there. Some, due to circumstance, some by their own actions...
If I Am Right
20 I was foundby those who were not looking for me;I revealed myselfto those who were not asking for me. God finds each of us in our own place and in our own space. He understands each of us and our unique situation. He comes to us in His own...
What You Take or What You Leave
21Naked I came from my mother’s womb,and naked I will leave this life.[a]The Lord gives, and the Lord takes away.Blessed be the name of the Lord. (Job 1:21 CSB) “Believers are not controlled by their environment.” The above line was in my morning devotion. It got me thinking about what we truly have control over,...
Stumbling Stone
33 As it is written, Look, I am putting a stone in Zion to stumble overand a rock to trip over,and the one who believes on himwill not be put to shame. (Romans 9:3 CSB) Consider today the fact that much of what conflicts the world’s views with our Christian views...
Adequate
4 Such is the confidence we have through Christ before God. 5 It is not that we are competent in[a] ourselves to claim anything as coming from ourselves, but our adequacy is from God. (1 Corinthians 3:4-5 CSB) If you are a relatively confident person I applaud you. Many do not live lives of...