10 Just as each one has received a gift, use it to serve others, as good stewards of the varied grace of God. (1 Peter 4:10 CSB) “Use it to serve others.” I have worked in a predominately service organization my entire career. It has not always been easy and it has not always been rewarding. Anyone … Read more
16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven. (Matthew 5:16 CSB) If I asked you who this week saw Christ manifest in your life, what would you say? Do you believe that you conducted yourself and your … Read more
13 No one undergoing a trial should say, “I am being tempted by God,” since God is not tempted by evil, and he himself doesn’t tempt anyone. 14 But each person is tempted when he is drawn away and enticed by his own evil desire. 15 Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin, and when sin is … Read more
6 But let him ask in faith without doubting.[a] For the doubter is like the surging sea, driven and tossed by the wind. 7 That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord, 8 being double-minded and unstable in all his ways.[b] (James 1:6-8 CSB) Doubt can undermine our stability. It can make us feel like we are on … Read more
13 even though I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an arrogant man. But I received mercy because I acted out of ignorance in unbelief, (1 Timothy 1:13 CSB) There are many places where Paul denotes his life before coming to the saving grace of Christ. Paul was a religious man before, but in the tradition of the … Read more