61 And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had said to him, “Before the rooster [a]crows, you will deny Me three times.” 62 So Peter went out and wept bitterly. (Luke 22:61-62 NKJV)I have often tried to imagine Peter’s despair regarding denying Christ three times...
The Order of Love
37 Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ (Matthew 22:37-39 NKJV)Consider the fact that if we only practiced these two scriptural tenants how much better we...
Every Yes and Every Amen
20 For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us. (2 Corinthians 1:20 NKJV)There are certain verses in scripture, like today’s, that require meditation and study. When we first read them they may not completely make sense. They require rereading and...
Passing the Buck
11 And He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you that you should not eat?”12 Then the man said, “The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate.”13 And the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this you have...
Sunday Reflection: Good Morning Jesus
I heard a really good story the other day about a woman far from God who ask her brother, a priest, how she could begin the journey back to Him. His simple advice was to wake each morning and say, “Good morning, Jesus.”8 Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the...