“Let us [with privilege] approach the throne of grace.” What comes to your mind when someone tells you to “know your place?” We can try to put someone in their place with our words or actions, or we can be made to feel out of place by others’ words or actions. In trying to achieve…
“Keep watch and pray.” How does prayer prepare us for what lies ahead? There are times when we know what is coming—the impending surgery, divorce, or move. But even in our knowing, there are hundreds of unknowns. Will the surgery be successful? What will my life look like after the divorce? Will we be able…
“You desire truth in my inmost being.” Are confessing and professing the same thing? We confess our sins. We profess our belief. We confess to others when we have wronged them. We profess to others how much we love them. When we confess, we also are professing. Professing and confessing are both declarations of truth….
“Holy is your name.” Do you know the power you have? One of the wildest power trips I have ever experienced was driving a snowmobile. The speed control was literally at my fingertips, unlike the pedal of a car under your foot. With the wide open spaces of the Colorado Rocky Mountains, it was open…
“Always pray and never give up.” How long are we to continue praying about a particular situation? We are an impatient society thanks to next-day delivery and immediate access at the touch of a finger. We no longer need to wait until next week for the cliffhanger to be resolved; we can binge-watch an entire…
“since God loved us that much.” What external changes can we expect to see when we live loved? Living loved means that we understand the True Source of love. Living loved means we can expect to notice internal transformation. Living loved also means we will need to embrace specific external changes. When we live from…
“We live in Him.” What do the internal outcomes of living loved look like? When we know our Source of being loved, we will begin to recognize internal results. How we perceive the world will be altered, our thinking will start to change, and our hearts will be transformed when we live from a place…
“For love comes from God…” What or who is our source of feeling loved? There are so many options in this world to gain the approval we seek, feel like we belong, and on which to base our identity. Although some of these options seem like great solutions, sooner or later, they will fall short…
“And all these things.” What is “all the things?” “All the things” has become slang for generalizing whatever someone may be talking about. The phrase could mean all the things that happened at work, all the things done that day or need to be done, or all the things we may feel when a situation…
“But seek first his righteousness.” Do you have a fear of failure? A fear of failure stems from the feeling we are not being good enough, falling short, or making mistakes. Fear of failure can ignite an obsession with always trying to get it right, leaving no room for grace. Fear of failure can lead…