35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” (John 13:35 CSB) Why is it sometimes easier to show love to others than to those who are closest to us? Spending any time in a ministry capacity with others will bring you into conflict. We want to think that our … Read more
5 That light shines in the darkness, and yet the darkness did not overcome[a] it. (John 1:5 CSB) The light is not being overcome. Even though it may seem so at times in our difficult world, the light is always overcoming the darkness. In many ways the fight between light and darkness is always being fought. Whether it … Read more
14 for what makes everything visible is light. Therefore it is said: Get up, sleeper, and rise up from the dead,and Christ will shine on you. (Ephesians 5:14 CSB) Our responsibility in Christ is to rise and shine upon others. Now I believe that this begins with rising early so that I might get infused with God’s … Read more
10 One believes with the heart, resulting in righteousness, and one confesses with the mouth, resulting in salvation. (Romans 10:10 CSB) While we may believe quietly, we must confess loudly. I was having lunch with a good friend yesterday and we were talking about how one never knows what is actually going on with another. Only … Read more
2 The Lord answered me: Write down this vision;clearly inscribe it on tabletsso one may easily read it. (Habakkuk 2:2 CSB) I journal avidly and highly suggest everyone does. Doing so provides me clarity on what I think and what God shares through scripture. Part of that is these devotions as well. I view what I write here … Read more