Today’s Scripture: Matthew 10:39 ESV: Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. What is your experience with living Matthew 10:39? Have we ever lost our life for Jesus’ sake? Forget lost for a second, have we ever even “inconvenienced” our life for Jesus? As we look at Jesus’ instructions here to ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I can provide comfort to others because of the comfort I have received from God.
Don’t you love it when you find a scripture that says something you just can not verbalize? This weekend as I sat around a campfire I responded to a sincere question about my addictions. “Is it a daily struggle for you?” I have not thought about that time in my life where it was a minute to minute struggle in quite a while. God YOU are so good and ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: My faith will be shown to be genuine by what I do.
Want to feel alive? What makes our faith alive and complete? How do we go from an abundant heart to an abundant world? Can we just give IT away? What is IT? O brother, James chapter two kind of hits you between the eyes and I am laughing with the Holy Spirit this morning. God you are one funny dude. Hey I can call Him dude can’t I as I just read ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I live to please the Spirit.
Who will we live for today? Do you think there is a choice? Are we just living for “the man” so to speak? Who is “the man” that we seek to please most often? Is it us, others, our bosses, our friends, our family, society? Today’s Affirmation is from Galatians 6:8. Those who live only to satisfy their own sinful desires will harvest the ... Continue Reading »