As I share the good news about the Savior, I must do my part to exercise wisdom in how and when to share the message. I must look for moments when hearts are ready to hear the news, so that lives would be transformed. ============================ ScriptureLuke...

God's greatness cannot be contained or ignored! ===================== ScripturePsalm 145:10-12"All your works praise you, Lord; your faithful people extol you. They tell of the glory of your kingdom and speak of your might, so that all people may know of your mighty...

One glimpse of the identity and power of Jesus Christ changes everything============================ ScriptureRevelation 19:11-13"I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and...

The watchman was not responsible for the people's decision in responding to his warning cry, but he was responsible to sound the alarm. ================= ScriptureEzekiel 33:5-65 He heard the sound of the trumpet and did not take warning; his blood shall be upon...

Instead of fighting an outcome they couldn't control, the Hebrew men instead stood on the 'right' decision they had made, and trusted God with the outcome. ====================== Scripture Daniel 3:16-18 "Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied to him, "King...

Peace always has a price--but true and lasting peace cannot be obtained without first submitting to the Prince of Peace. ======================== Scripture Jeremiah 44:15-16 "Then all the men who knew that their wives were burning incense to other gods, along with all...

I need people in my life who care enough about me to speak up when something has escaped my attention--or to warn me about danger that I've not yet noticed. ====================== ScriptureJeremiah 40:15-16"Then Johanon son of Kareah said privately to Gedaliah in...

When the enemy stirs up trouble, I need to still see the value in the people involved--because they are not the true source of the problem. ===================================== ScriptureRevelation 11:10"The inhabitants of the earth will gloat over them and will...

The Gospel of Jesus Christ is urgent. Eternity is at stake, and our time to make a difference in people's lives is limited! ==================== ScriptureEzekiel 4:16-17"He then said to me: "Son of man, I am about to cut off the food supply in Jerusalem. The people...

God wants us to understand what He has already given us, so that we could fully benefit from His love and grace.========================== Scripture1 John 5:13"I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have...

Our love for God is either confirmed or refuted by the way we love our brothers and sisters in Christ. ==================== Scripture1 John 4:19-21"We love because he first loved us. Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does...

Ignoring God's word doesn't make it go away--and ignoring uncomfortable truth doesn't change reality.  ==================== ScriptureJeremiah 36:23-24"Whenever Jehudi had read three or four columns of the scroll, the king cut them off with a scribe's knife and...

I cannot fully love my children, without fully loving God. ================ ScripturePsalm 112:1-2"Praise the Lord. Blessed are those who fear the Lord, who find great delight in his commands. Their children will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright...

Jesus knew the agony before him, but his heart was focused on those he loved. =================== ScriptureJohn 17v11 "Protect them by the power of your name...so that they may be one as we are one."v15 "My prayer is...that you protect them from the evil one."v17...

In the face of suffering and trouble, Jesus' prayer was for greater glory to the Father- not for less suffering for himself.=================== ScriptureJohn 12:27"Now my soul is troubled, and what shall I say? "Father, save me from this hour?" No, it was for this...

The presence and power of Jesus turns 'hopeless' into 'fearless'. Although we look at death as the last page of the final chapter, Jesus sees death as merely a paragraph on the way to the glorious continuation. =================================== ScriptureJohn...

My calling and purpose in life is different than that of Jeremiah--but the same God who formed him, formed me. ============================ ScriptureJeremiah 1:5"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a...

Against the force of united godlessness, Micaiah's integrity required him to be the voice of holy discord. ====================== Scripture1 Kings 22:13-1413 And the messenger who went to summon Micaiah said to him, “Behold, the words of the prophets with one accord...