The Spirit reminded me this morning of my priorities as I read 1 Corinthians 2:2. I dwell on my problems too much. I think I need to forget about everything except Jesus Christ. I need to give everything and everyone to him. When I start to think about negativity, I need to pause and reflect…
I heard a pastor talking about Mark 11:25, saying that one of the biggest reasons prayers aren’t answered and miracles don’t happen is 1 simple thing — unforgiveness. Unforgiveness clogs our spiritual pipes. This morning I’m reading Numbers 6, and come to the priestly blessing. The Priestly Blessing Tell Aaron and his sons to bless…
Doodle was my buddy’s grandpa. Doodle was a small fella, weighing about 120 pounds (with rocks in his pocket). He had a fun manner, loved to laugh, and was always ready to fish and hunt. He wore a tan bucket hat, and he had extremely small teeth. His family said his adult teeth never came…
Yesterday, my youngest and I were in the truck running errands, and he brought up confession. He said a Sunday School teacher told him that Catholics believe the priest forgives people’s sins. I told him that wasn’t correct, that Catholics believe only God forgives sins. The Catholic Catechism states that only God forgives sins (CCC…
The brutality of Christ’s crucifixion in John 19 is agonizing. Though he was innocent, soldiers flogged him with a lead-tipped whip and crowned him with thorns while the crowd screamed, ‘Crucify him!’ After being forced to carry His own cross, He was nailed to the wood and His side was pierced by a spear. I…
We are on day 86 in reading the Bible through in a year, and today’s reading is John 18. Jesus finds himself in an olive grove, surrounded by a mob of Roman soldiers and Temple guards, with blazing torches and weapons. Jesus steps forward to meet them and asks, Who are you looking for? The…
I’ve read that there are over 45,000 different denominations of Christian churches worldwide. After reading John 17, we Christians should unite under the Lordship of Jesus Christ. We must set aside our petty differences and unite around our core conviction: that Jesus Christ is Lord. By ‘petty differences,’ I do not mean our core convictions…
“I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth, you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.”John 16:33 Jesus tells us plainly in John 16 that we will face many trials and sorrows; sometimes life sucks, and it can…
‘12This is my commandment: Love each other in the same way I have loved you. 17This is my command: Love each other. John 15:12,17 I’ve heard that if something is repeated in Scripture, we need to pay close attention to those verses. In John 15, Christ gives us a commandment that demands our attention. Love…
‘1 “Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me. 27 “” am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid. ‘John 14:1,27 The world is crazier and more chaotic than…