Tuesday’s Thought: “Spiritual Sight Required” We’re often exhorted to open our ears to hear what the Holy Spirit is speaking to the church. Jesus said, “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” (Revelation 2:7, 29) But while we’re opening ourselves to hear what the Lord is saying, … Read more

Thursday’s Thought: “Taking Up Our Crosses” If Jesus said to pick up our crosses daily and follow Him, then why do we live as we do? “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.” (Luke 9:23) Taking up our cross isn’t being inconvenienced … Read more

Tuesday’s Thought: “No More Stumbling in Darkness” Isaiah gives a very somber warning to God’s people as they continued in their sin with no confession and a turning from it, that is, they never repented. They looked for God’s justice and righteousness, but it was far from them. They said, “Nor does righteousness overtake us; … Read more

Thursday’s Thought: “Getting Unstuck” Many believers today are feeling like they’ve stalled out in their journey of faith. They see little if any change in their situation and in this crazy mixed-up world, a world filled with disease, disaster, disappointment, and despair. They feel as if they’ve been locked out of the presence of God … Read more

Tuesday’s Thought: “Seeing What God Sees” Physical sight can easily deceive; therefore, we need the Lord to open our spiritual sight so that we can see with His eyes the true reality that surrounds us. This is seen in all its various aspects from the story of what the prophet Elisha prayed for when all … Read more

Thursday’s Thought: “Is the Spirit Stirring?” “So the Lord stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the governor, and the spirit of Joshua the high priest, and the spirit of the people; and they came and worked on the house of the Lord.” (Haggai 1:14 paraphrased) The people of Judah started out strong after they returned … Read more

Tuesday’s Thought: “Peace for Today’s World” The world is in desperate need of peace. There are wars, uprisings, and terror threats across the globe. Children are killing each other or ending their lives before they have a chance to live. Jerusalem, whose very name means peace, has seen nothing but continual conflict. And while its … Read more

Thursday’s Thought: “Possessing Our Promises” The Promises of God are ours only when we by faith claim and move forward in them. The Lord said to Joshua, “Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given you.” (Joshua 1:3) The whole land was theirs, but they could only possess what … Read more

Tuesday’s Thought: “Apply or Embody” To apply something to our lives means to appropriate, employ, utilize, and make something relevant for our lives. When it comes to God’s word, the Bible, we are constantly told that we need to apply it, which is a good thing because it means to apply its truths to whatever … Read more

Thursday Thought: “God’s High Way” God has set a “High Way,” a way that is visible and unmistakable. It’s called the Way of Holiness. “And a highway will be there; it will be called the Way of Holiness.” (Isaiah 35:8) But even though God has clearly marked the way we are to go, believers and … Read more

Tuesday’s Thought “Fully Awake” Reading again the Mount of Transformation story, I saw something that captured my attention. Here was Jesus, completely transformed into the fullness of His glory (Luke 9:29). But here is the interesting part, Peter, James, and John, who accompanied Him didn’t fully recognize Him or what was truly going on, because … Read more

Thursday’s Thought: “God’s Living Definition of Grace” Grace is one of the most important concepts in the Bible and is a mainstay of the Christian faith. And what is seen is that God’s grace towards us is embodied in Jesus Christ. Grace basically is God’s undeserved favor towards us, which is seen in what Jesus … Read more

Tuesday’s Thought: “Searched by God” “Search and seizure” is a legal classification describing law enforcement’s ability to examine a person’s home, vehicle, or business to find evidence of a crime. If evidence is found it can then be seized. Search and seizure also include placing an individual under arrest. But, for a search to be … Read more

Thought For Today: “God’s Grace Over Satan’s Lies” There are two lies Satan wants us to believe. First, just once won’t hurt, and second, now that we have sinned, we’re beyond God’s forgiveness. But this sort of thinking doesn’t coincide with God’s word. In Romans 5:20-21 it says, “Where sin abounded, grace abounded much more, … Read more

Thought For Today: “No Pressure” One of the main problems experienced by Christians, including leaders and pastors, is feeling like we’re not making the grade when it comes to the gifts and talents God has so given We look at others who are doing the same thing, and it our minds they’re doing it better. … Read more

Thought for Today: “Discerning the Voice of God” There are many different voices fighting for our attention, so we need to train ourselves, that is our hearts, minds, and spirits to hear God’s voice over everything else. In fact, it’s vitally important that we seek God and His righteousness first and foremost, and that we … Read more

Thought For Today: “Transformed Thoughts” Our thought life can kill us. We have all these thoughts swirling around in our heads, crazy thoughts (bungee jumping), consuming thoughts (ice cream), unrelenting thoughts (what ifs), private thoughts (hopelessness, fear, sorrow), and infected thoughts (God doesn’t love me), and anxious thoughts (what will tomorrow bring). The scary part … Read more

Thought For Today: “A Stagnate Spirit” Water becomes stagnate when it stops flowing and becomes unsafe to consume and a breeding ground for disease transmitting parasites and bacteria. This is the state of Christians who become stagnate in spirit. They stop flowing in the Spirit believing the “whatever will be will be” philosophy of life. … Read more

Thought For Today: “The Idol of the Human Heart” When identifying what our idols may be, let’s begin by taking a good long look at ourselves. Today’s idols may just be ourselves, and how we idolize our own needs. It seems that today it’s all about “me, myself, and I.” It’s now become all about … Read more

Thought For Today: “True Hunger and Thirst” In the attitudes that Jesus told us to possess, one was having the attitude of wanting everything that the Lord desires to give. In Matthew 5:6, Jesus said, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.” To hunger and thirst for God … Read more