Plugging In

“I therefore, as a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of Sprit…

With Joy

“Pay close attention now: I’m creating a new heavens and a new earth. All the earlier troubles, chaos and pain are things fo the past, to be forgotten. Look ahead with joy.” (Isaiah 65:17-18 MSG) What a verse to read on the fifth anniversary of…

Unfair As Opportunity

“And if someone takes unfair advantage of you, use the occasion to practice the servant life. No more tit-for-tat stuff. Lives generously.” (Matthew 5:42 MSG) I’m a solid two on the Enneagram scale and so being nice comes fairly easily for me. It also leaves…

Messy Stalls

“Without oxen a stable stays clean, but you need a strong ox for a large harvest.” (Proverbs 14:4 NLT) I have a dear friend who routinely pulls me close and whispers Holy Spirit truth into my ear. In the month before we moved, she gave…

All Our Jars

“We carry this precious Message around in the unadorned clay pots of our ordinary lives. That’s to prevent anyone from confusing God’s incomparable power with us.” (2 Corinthians 4:7 MSG) Yesterday’s devotional truth is still resonating in my soul. Our lives are merely a collection…