Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Hebrews 12:1-2a
Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.

If you get discouraged while running this race that’s been marked out for you by God, remember Abel, Noah, Abraham, Sarah and Moses. Men and women of the faith who have walked the same path, pushed through the same feelings and overcome while living on this earth. Let their example push you to continue running the race, letting go of all that hinders you, so that you can receive your eternal reward.

Monday, February 3, 2025

Monday, February 3, 2025
2 Timothy 2:5
An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules.

Every time an athlete gets stripped of their medals because they were using performance enhancing drugs, it’s a bit disheartening. There’s always the expectation that an athlete will compete according to the rules. And it’s the same when you run the race towards Christ. God expects you to run with integrity so that you may, ultimately, receive the victor’s crown.

Friday, January 31, 2025

Friday, January 31, 2025
John 3:16
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.

God’s decision was personal. He loved and because of that deep love, He gave something else personal in its place: Jesus, His only begotten Son. And because of that great love for us, we no longer have a terrible future filled with separation, now we have an incredible one reunited with Him forever in heaven.

Thursday, January 30, 2025

Thursday, January 30, 2025
Romans 12:1
I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.

It’s a daily decision to come and die. That’s what Paul is encouraging you to do. To die to your way of doing things: your wants, your desires, your dreams and lay them on the altar of sacrifice. When you do that, you make your life an act of worship, not just one day of the week, but every single day of the week.

Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Tuesday, January 29, 2025
2 Corinthians 9:7
Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

Giving cheerfully is the best way to give. You can give reluctantly, but God loves it when we choose to do it with joy. When we do that, it reveals a deep level of trust that He’s already given us so much that there’s no need to keep it all to ourselves. So, trust the Lord today and give with a cheerful heart.

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Hebrews 10:24-25
Let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.

When you make a recipe, usually you get all the ingredients in a bowl and then you start stirring it together because it isn’t the individual ingredients that make it taste so good, it’s every part mixed together. And that’s how it is with the people of God, when we get together and stir each other up to do the work of God, it’s a recipe for success!