Wholehearted

5 Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. 6 These words that I am giving you today are to be in your heart. (Deuteronomy 6:5-6 CSB) What happens when we truly love someone completely? Have we ever loved completely? With all our heart, soul and strength? We may. But … Read more

Walking in Pride

37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise, exalt, and glorify the King of the heavens, because all his works are true and his ways are just. He is able to humble those who walk in pride. (Daniel 4:37 CSB) Sometimes God has to humble us because we are too prideful for our own good. Luckily, He does not typically do … Read more

Led Astray

3 But I fear that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your minds may be seduced from a sincere and pure[a] devotion to Christ. (2 Corinthians 11:3 CSB) If we do not have our minds firmly fixed upon Christ it is so easy to be led astray. Everything in this world is there to distract us and seduce … Read more

Abundance

15 He then told them, “Watch out and be on guard against all greed, because one’s life is not in the abundance of his possessions.” (Luke 12:15 CSB) Have you known someone who was really hard to buy for because they kinda already had everything? In truth, most of us live a life of abundance. But it is when … Read more

Making Sense

15 I am speaking as to sensible people. Judge for yourselves what I am saying. (1 Corinthians 10:15 CSB) Sometimes scripture states what should be obvious, but is it’s own leap of faith. As in our scripture today, it expects it is speaking to sensible people who are capable of judging for themselves. But as society … Read more