6 When they did this, they caught a great number of fish, and their nets[a] began to tear. (Luke 5:6 CSB) Have you ever gone through a discouraging time in your personal or business life? A time when nothing seems to be going right, when no matter how long you fish nothing...
Bearing the Penalty
19 A person with intense anger bears the penalty;if you rescue him, you’ll have to do it again. (Proverbs 19:19 CSB) Throughout the years I have had periods where I was more given to anger. Even now, when my anger is stirred up it can last for quite a while...
Love & Anxiety
6 Love finds no joy in unrighteousness but rejoices in the truth. 7 It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. ( 1 Corinthians 13:6-7 CSB) I have written on two things throughout the years more than any other: Love and Anxiety. I have done so because I heartily...
Expectantly
7 Be silent before the Lord and wait expectantly for him;do not be agitated by one who prospers in his way,by the person who carries out evil plans. (Psalm 37:8 CSB) Many translations of this verse tell us to “wait patiently” but I like the CSB translation that tells us to “wait expectantly.”...
The Measure You Use
38 Give, and it will be given to you; a good measure—pressed down, shaken together, and running over—will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.” (Luke 6:38 CSB) We have been going through a period where it feels like we need...