Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Philippians 3:20-21
But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like His glorious body, by the power that enables Him even to subject all things to Himself.

We don’t usually celebrate Citizenship Day, but maybe as Christians, it’s something we should start doing. Not to celebrate the country we’re currently living in, but the country that we’re made to live in for eternity…heaven. A place that holds our new body and our new life with our Savior.

Monday, September 16, 2024

Monday, September 16, 2024
Matthew 16:19
I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.

No homeowner just gives out the keys to their home. Because that would mean the other person would get to share their authority to open and close, to lock and unlock, the entrance to their home. But that’s exactly what Jesus did! He gave His disciples the keys for the gospel to be unlocked for every single person who believed: Jew or Gentile, free or slave.

Friday, September 13, 2024

Friday, September 13, 2024
1 Timothy 1:5
The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.

What’s my motivation? That’s a good question to ask yourself every day. Are you serving, giving, and helping others so that people think you’re a good person or are you doing it out of love for God and others? Paul figured out his own motives and, in this passage, he reminded Timothy to make it his goal to do the same thing…be motivated only by love.

Thursday, September 12, 2024

Thursday, September 12, 2024
1 Peter 1:8-9
Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

It probably wasn’t your goal in life to fall in love with someone you couldn’t see or touch. And yet, the moment you put your trust in Jesus, that’s exactly what happened. And now, His love, grace, forgiveness, and mercy fill you with a joy that you may not be able to express in words but is something that can be clearly seen by everyone around you every day.

Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Philippians 3:12
Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.

Perfection on earth is not possible, but pursuing the Perfect One is. It should be every Christian’s goal to become more like Christ every single day. And the funny thing is, each baby step you take getting closer to Jesus, is one He gave you the strength, focus, and power to complete. So, press into Him as He grabs hold of you!

Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Tuesday, September 10, 2024
1 Thessalonians 4:11
Make it your goal to live a quiet life, minding your own business and working with your hands, just as we instructed you before.

When Paul lived with the Thessalonians, he saw people making some good choices and some not-so-good ones. There were some hard-working people who loved their neighbors and there were the busy bodies who liked to go door to door tattling all about the latest gossip. His advice was to focus on living in a way where people can believe your word. Make that your goal today too!