13 For you were called to be free, brothers and sisters; only don’t use this freedom as an opportunity[a] for the flesh, but serve one another through love. (Galatians 5:13 CSB) Life is about opportunity. We are each looking for them and would like nothing more for our proverberal ship to come in. Even when … Read more

9 But as it is written, What no eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no human heart has conceived— God has prepared these things for those who love him. (1 Corinthians 2:9 CSB) Life can be difficult enough when we have a good sense of what is to come. But more often than not, … Read more

43 For the days will come on you when your enemies will build a barricade around you, surround you, and hem you in on every side. (Luke 19:43 CSB) There are days (maybe even weeks, months or years) where we feel besieged on every side. Times when it seems that either there is no way … Read more

20 In every matter of wisdom and understanding that the king consulted them about, he found them ten times[a] better than all the magicians and mediums in his entire kingdom. (Daniel 1:20 CSB) For some reason God has been leading me to the story of Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego over and over in the last … Read more

11 For I know the plans I have for you”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“plans for your well-being, not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. (Jeremiah 29:11 CSB) We often want a roadmap to our lives. However, when we are told that the Father has just that we hesitate. We worry that … Read more