6 So we are always confident and know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord. 7 For we walk by faith, not by sight. (2 Corinthians 5:6-7 CSB) This week I found out a friend who recently got a difficult health diagnosis had passed away. The...
Made Alive
22 For just as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive. (1 Corinthians 15:22 CSB) Through one man came death, so to, through one man all are made alive. There is no escaping death. It is the one thing that is 100% assured. My dad...
Hidden
3 For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. (Colossians 4:3 CSB) What does it mean to you to have a life that is hidden with Christ? In a commentary I read it said " To be "hidden" means to be separated from sin, lawlessness, and sinfulness. To...
Chasing Shadows
17 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. (James 1:17 CSB) If you do not happen to be from Texas you may not understand the concept of chasing shadows. You see, here during the summer, we...
Future Tense or Past Tense
6 Lord, God of our ancestors, are you not the God who is in heaven, and do you not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in your hand, and no one can stand against you. (2 Chronicles 20:6 CSB) Do we take the time to consider...