We are eternally fruitless apart from Jesus’ involvement in our daily life.
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“He had to go through Samaria on the way.” (John 4:4 NLT) Jesus didn’t avoid unpopular places. He didn’t hold His breath and hurry through the unpleasant stretches of His earthly journey. Nope. Instead we find that Jesus took His time and paid attention to…
If only we could go through a heart as easily as a garage or attic. What would we uncover?
“I will make my dwelling with you.” (Leviticus 26:11 NASB) It’s a post-garden promise that we can trace through every Old Testament book and straight into the gospel encounters of Jesus. His fully divine, fully man birth and ministry marked the start of a new…
“Zeal for your house consumes me.” (Psalm 69:9 NIV) This scripture was written by David in the psalms but also recognized in Christ by His disciples as He overturned the tables in the Temple and disrupted the moneychangers. Jesus was consumed by His love and…
“While He was saying this, a synagogue leader came and knew before Him and said, “My daughter has just died. But come, put your hand on her, and she will live.” Jesus got up and went with him, so did his disciples. Just then, a…
“By faith we understand that the entire universe was formed at His hand.” (Hebrews 11:3 NLT) In school, science was always a favorite subject of mine. My dad was a high school botany teacher, so we spent my childhood making observations about our natural world.…
“For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but give us power, love and self-discipline.” (2 Timothy 1:7 NIV) As I read this scripture this morning, I pictured a large lever in the control tower of my mind, like a throttle on…