120 Billion Show me, Lord, my life’s end and the number of my days; let me know how fleeting my life is.You have made my days a mere handbreadth; the span of my years is as nothing before you.Everyone is but a breath, even those who seem secure. ––Psalm 39:4-5 All the world’s a stage,And all the men and women […]
Open Heart If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you. ––John 15:19 So the expression goes, “Fool me once, shame on you. […]
God’s Power Grid I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and […]
Strengths and Weakness Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function, so it is with Christ’s body. We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other. ––Romans 12:4-5 NLT As a driven A-type person, I wasted a lot of energy in my 30s and […]
Preparation Before Promotion So Joshua said to the Israelites: “How long will you wait before you begin to take possession of the land that the Lord, the God of your ancestors, has given you?” ––Joshua 18:3 While Caleb had the confidence, Joshua was called to courage. God called Joshua to be “strong and courageous” because […]
Not with Sword and Spear Goliath said to David, “Am I a dog, that you come at me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. “Come here,” he said, “and I’ll give your flesh to the birds and the wild animals!” David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and […]
Second Half Life Traps But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus—the work of telling others the Good News about the wonderful grace of God. –Acts 20:24, nlt If you missed yesterday’s reading and are under 50, I’d suggest […]
First Half Life Traps And make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint but rather be healed. ––Hebrews 12:13, esv As a guy who just turned 60, I can tell you that it’s a surreal experience. I am very grateful that I am in […]
In These Times There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time be born and a time to die… –Ecclesiastes 3:1-2 And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified. ––Romans 8:30 “I wish it need not have happened […]
Pits and Prisons I waited patiently for the Lord; And He inclined to me, And heard my cry. He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, Out of the miry clay, And set my feet upon a rock, And established my steps. ––Psalm 40: 1-2, nkjv I love Psalm 40 because it exemplifies the kind of […]
