64 So give orders that the tomb be made secure until the third day. Otherwise, his disciples may come, steal him, and tell the people, ‘He has been raised from the dead,’ and the last deception will be worse than the first.” (Matthew 27:64 CSB) Have you ever done something that afterward...

9 …Now that day was the Sabbath, 10 and so the Jews said to the man who had been healed, “This is the Sabbath. The law prohibits you from picking up your mat.” 11 He replied, “The man who made me well told me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’” (John 5:9a-11 CSB) Sometimes it is worth...

23 But the one sown on the good ground—this is one who hears and understands the word, who does produce fruit and yields: some a hundred, some sixty, some thirty times what was sown.” (Matthew 13:23 CSB) What is God’s Word and Christ saving grace producing in your life? Can you...

8 You have taken account of my wanderings; (Psalm 56:8a) Life can often feel like a wandering path instead of a straight road. Even the best prepared plans go astray. We may look back over the years and wonder just how we got to where we are now. I often...

30 He must increase, but I must decrease.” (John 3:30 CSB) There is a joy in allowing Christ to loom larger in our lives. To give up more and more of who we are to who He is and simply live a life of quiet resolve to the Spirit within. This...