22 Now the one sown among the thorns—this is one who hears the word, but the worries of this age and the deceitfulness[a]of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. (Matthew 13:22 CSB) What in your life is choking the Word? In today’s passage we see that it can be the deceitfulness of wealth or worries of … Read more
22 Then he said to his disciples, “Therefore I tell you, don’t worry about your life, what you will eat; or about the body, what you will wear. 23 For life is more than food and the body more than clothing. (Luke 12:22-23 CSB) Our scripture today can be a hard one to get past. It is difficult to not … Read more
11 He has made everything appropriate[a] in its time. He has also put eternity in their hearts,[b] but no one can discover the work God has done from beginning to end. (Ecclesiastes 3:11 CSB) I have written often of our limited view of life. We really can only see the moment we are in and we often have a … Read more
14 So the Lord stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua son of Jozadak, the high priest, and the spirit of the whole remnant of the people. They came and began to work on the house of the Lord Almighty, their God, (Haggai 1:14 NIV) Do you need your spirit stirred? Do you need … Read more
7 But I will look to the Lord;I will wait for the God of my salvation.My God will hear me. (Micah 7:7 CSB) It is not easy to wait expectantly upon God. His timing is not our timing and we become impatient and may even decide to take matters into our own hands. But when we … Read more