Archives for 2024

God’s Unwilling Instrument

February 5, 2024

Bible Reading Exodus 6 Devotional I don’t think I have ever noticed how many times Moses told God “no.” Reading through Exodus 3-6 I count 8 verses where Moses either directly said “no” to God, or insuated that he didn’t want to obey. (Ex 3:11, 15; Exodus 4:1, 10, 13: Exodus 5:23; Exodus 6:12, 30) […]

Abundant Life

February 5, 2024

Bible Reading Devotional: Have you ever noticed how different it is to pursue our own pleasures compared to pursuing the pleasure of God? When we pursue our own pleasure, it never satisfies. There is always something more, something better. But, when we give up our own desires and pleasures, there is so much more peace in our life. Have […]

(60) God Speaking Through You

February 5, 2024

The Preface: When you think about witnessing and sharing your faith, what do you picture? Often I picture trying to start a conversation, then having the person say something that I can’t defend, then feeling stupid. Is that how you picture it? Why are we so afraid? Or, what about having a difficult conversation with […]

No excuses

January 29, 2024

I don’t think I have ever noticed how many times Moses told God “no.” Reading through Exodus 3-6 I count 8 verses where Moses either directly said “no” to God, or insuated that he didn’t want to obey. (Ex 3:11, 15; Exodus 4:1, 10, 13: Exodus 5:23; Exodus 6:12, 30) But God graciously persisted. He […]

He Could Come Today!

January 28, 2024

Are you living as if Jesus could come back today? Jesus asked the same question in Matthew 24:36-50. In Matt 24:44-50 Jesus tells a story about a master who leaves his house in the hands of his servants, then goes away for a while. The servants don’t know when the master will return. Jesus asks […]

Expecting God to show up

January 28, 2024

Bible Reading: Oswald Chambers said this morning, “Do not look for God to come in any particular way, but look for Him… Keep your life in constant contact with God… Always be in a state of expectancy for God to show up. What distracts us from living with this attitude? Being in constant contact with God, dwelling […]

Extravagant Love for Jesus

January 24, 2024

Remember those early days of dating, when all you could think about was each other? You would go out of the way to spend time together. I road a bicycle like 5 miles, to the nearest pay phone, as often as I could, just to hear the sound of her voice. (This was before email, […]

Prayer for Overcoming Sin / Idolatry

January 17, 2024

Gen 19:17 Run for your lives! And don’t look back or stop anywhere in the valley! Escape to the mountains, or you will be swept away!” Gen 19:26 But Lot’s wife looked back as she was following behind him, and she turned into a pillar of salt. Gen 19:29 God had listened to Abraham’s request […]

Prayer for Surrender / Dying to Self

January 17, 2024

Matt 14:16-18 But Jesus said, “That isn’t necessary—you feed them.” But we have only five loaves of bread and two fish!” they answered,” “Bring them here,” he said. I pray for _______ today that he/she will be willing to give what they have to you to use for your work. Just like the boy who shared his […]

Prayer to be God’s Instruments / dependence

January 17, 2024

Matt 16:9-12 Do you not yet perceive? Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you gathered? 10 Or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many baskets you gathered? 11 How is it that you fail to understand that I did not speak about bread? Beware of […]