Friday, May 17, 2024

Friday, May 17, 2024
Psalm 1:3
He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers.

Psalm 1 takes you on a journey of diverging paths. One of those ways leads to death, while the other one leads to life. And the journey to life is found by spending time in God’s Word and delighting yourself in it. When you do that, you are, in a sense, becoming like a tree of life that continuously bears fruit in all seasons. In fact, that tree doesn’t worry about the difficult storms of life because it knows where the Source of life comes from…God. Do you want to grow in all seasons today? Then plant yourself in God’s life-giving Word.

Thursday, May 16, 2024

Thursday, May 16, 2024
Zechariah 10:1
Ask rain from the Lord in the season of the spring rain, from the Lord who makes the storm clouds, and he will give them showers of rain, to everyone the vegetation in the field.

We have a saying; April showers bring May flowers. The thought is, we know there will be rain during this season, but in this passage, the writer is still telling His people to ask for that rain. Rain was and still is an important part of our lives. And, there’s no guarantee, even in a season of rain, that it will be there. But what is a guarantee, is that the One who created it, is the only One who can give it. And if you’re in need of some Living Water today, you know what you need to do…just ask.

Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Wednesday, May 15, 2024
James 5:7
Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains.

Every generation has been ready for the return of the Lord. But only God knows when He will send Jesus to come back for His Bride and take them to heaven, their eternal destination. But just like a farmer must wait for those rains to come to the earth to water his crops, you have to wait for that unknown day to occur. But more important than knowing when it will happen, is simply trusting that it will happen…and according to God’s word, it will happen someday soon.

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Matthew 6:28
Why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin.

When Jesus taught His followers, He didn’t have a felt board, but He did have the surrounding hillside. And what grows on a hillside, but beautiful flowers. Flowers that no one worries about, yet the God of the universe takes care of every single day. And Jesus says that you’re worth so much more than those flowers. So, if that’s the case, then you don’t need to worry…all you need to do is trust. Trust your Father in heaven to take care of all of your needs today.

Monday, May 13, 2024

Monday, May 13, 2024
Deuteronomy 32:2
May my teaching drop as the rain, my speech distills as the dew, like gentle rain upon the tender grass, and like showers upon the herb.

Right before Moses’ death, he sang a song. It was a song to remind God’s people of who it was they served and all that He had faithfully done for them. And his hope was that this song would be like water on parched ground, that would go down and bear much fruit. That the people of God would finally stop turning their backs on Him, and fully turn themselves to God, so they could grow in obedience and righteousness. And now that his teaching has reached you, are you ready to receive it?

Friday, May 10, 2024

Friday, May 10, 2024
Luke 2:51b
His mother treasured up all these things in her heart.

Have you ever had a treasure box? Something that held all your trinkets and treasures that you pulled out every once and awhile just to behold the things that carry those memories you never wanted to forget. Well, Mary, the mother of Jesus, kept treasures too. But she didn’t put them in a box, she treasured them in her heart. Moments of Jesus fulfilling Scripture, moments where He must have surprised her, moments when others knew something she didn’t. She kept all those beautiful moments described as treasures in a place where nothing could take them away. And maybe that treasure box isn’t where memories should be stored, where moth and rust destroy. Maybe you should hold them in your own heart instead.