10 Therefore, brothers and sisters, make every effort to confirm your calling and election, because if you do these things you will never stumble. (2 Peter 1:10 CSB) We have been given an opportunity, an election and a calling. The question is are we answering? It may be as simple as being the one people … Read more
5 and every proud thing that is raised up against the knowledge of God, and we take every thought captive to obey Christ. (2 Corinthians 10:5 CSB) The mind can be the greatest battleground. We can become a slave to a mind out of control. Fear, anxiety, worry, depression; all of these are battlegrounds of … Read more
12 After the earthquake there was a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire there was a voice, a soft whisper. (1 Kings 19:12 CSB) The world screams at us constantly. The tumult constantantly assails our senses and seeks to keep us constantly distracted. We are busy for busy’s … Read more
9 “You expected much, but then it amounted to little. When you brought the harvest to your house, I ruined[a] it. Why?” This is the declaration of the Lord of Armies. “Because my house still lies in ruins, while each of you is busy with his own house. (Haggai 1:9 CSB) I have written often … Read more
8 Those who regard vain idols Forsake their faithfulness, (Jonah 2:8) What consumes your thoughts and actions? What can you point to, like a compass, when you look at your life, as the one primary direction your life has followed? Really visualize this. Where does true north point. Do not shortchange the exercise. Do not … Read more