A Man With Scars
“When you approach God in prayer, don’t think of a majestic, almighty, old man in the clouds. Picture a man with scars of suffering, eyes that have wept, ears that have heard hate, a mouth that’s hungered, a heart that’s…
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Heaven’s Courtroom
“The gospel changes heaven’s courtroom from a criminal trial to an adoption ceremony.” —Matt Smethurst My prayer this week: Thank you, Father, for not giving me the courtroom experience I deserve. Help me put my sinful nature behind me every…
Every Corner
“Religion says, ‘I obey; therefore, God must accept me.’ The Gospel says, ‘While I was a sinner, God loved me and rescued me. I worship and obey out of gratitude and love.’ Tragically, the former belief is the background music…
Anything Less Than Love
“God can teach more than even the most experienced Christians know. He can teach you better than all the books that the world has ever seen. But be careful about your motives in this eager chase after knowledge. You are…
Change
“Just as my assurance of salvation rests in the fact that God cannot change, my hope of sanctification rests in the fact that I can.” —Jen Wilkin My prayer this week: What a gift to know that no matter what…
The Greatest
“The greatest people are not the ones who have not sought greatness but the ones who have served the causes, values, and missions that were much bigger than them greatly.” —Henry Cloud My prayer this week: “Anyone who wants to…
Grace Reigns Triumphant
“Grace—the uncivilized love of God in Jesus Christ—is not dead. It is wild with life. Bury it beneath the dirt of legalism and it’ll explode from the tomb with a defiant smile of love. Stuff its mouth with moralisms and…
An Ancient Lie
“… Surrender scares us, because we think that if we give up what God is telling us to give Him—if we hand Him that thing that means too much, if we just decide to stop bowing down at the foot…
Pure
“The purest actions of the purest men need Christ to perfume them; and this is his office. When we pray, we need to pray again for Christ to pardon the defects of our prayers.” —Richard Sibbes in “The Bruised Reed” My…
A Quiet Mind
“Learn to cultivate peace. You can do this by learning to turn a deaf ear to your own ambitious thoughts. Or haven’t you yet learned that the strivings of the human mind not only impair the health of your body,…
