Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Psalm 136:1
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever.
Thank you! Just 2 little words that oftentimes, we neglect to say to the God of the Universe. Just like the Israelites forgot that God gave them manna every day for 40 years, we forget that He provides all our needs as well. Which means He deserves a very big, very heartfelt thank you for all that He generously gives us.
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
John 13:34
A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.
We naturally want to love ourselves first. But in this passage, Jesus calls us to love others like He did, sacrificially and unconditionally. A love not based on the worthiness of others but on the truth that God deems everyone valuable. And it can only happen when we’ve experienced that divine love for ourselves. Only then, will we be able to hand it out freely to others.
Monday, February 10, 2025
1 Corinthians 13:4
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant…
English seems to limit our ability to express what love really is, especially when we use the same word for pizza as we do for those in our family. Which is why God has given us a very detailed explanation of it in His Word. And who best to learn from then the Author of love Himself. He is love.
Friday, February 7, 2025
Timothy 4:7
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
When Paul reflected on his life, he realized he’d done what God had asked of him. He’d faced hardships through persecutions and imprisonments, he’d spoken the truth in each town that he’d gone to, and he didn’t waver in his faith. When he shared those things with Timothy, he wasn’t boasting about his faithfulness, he was merely looking back with thankfulness on all God used him to accomplish.
Thursday, February 6, 2025
Proverbs 11:14
Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.
Wisdom isn’t found in seeking your own opinion, it’s found in seeking trusted, godly people who are willing to share their life experience with you. When you do that, you’re acknowledging that you don’t have all the answers, and it allows you to take the true posture of wisdom… humility. If you really seek wisdom, don’t do a quick internet search, seek out those whose life experience and understanding trumps your own.
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
1 Corinthians 9:24
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it.
Only the first person to cross the finish line receives the prize. Usually that’s the person that’s put in the most work. They train, they practice, they beat their bodies into submission so that they can win what they’ve worked so hard for…the prize. That’s how God’s called you to run this race…as if you were going to win. So, make sure you’re in it to win it!