Follow Christ More Fully

Follow Christ More Fully

by | Sep 27, 2024 | Today I Will

Today I will follow Christ more fully and pray for the commitment, strength, and endurance to do so. Unworthy as I am, Christ still beckons me. His call to follow is beyond my grasp, and so I must seek His supernatural help. Luke 9:57-62 Three People Who Wanted To Be...
Go The Extra Mile

Go The Extra Mile

by | Sep 25, 2024 | Today I Will

Today I will go the extra mile (because this is what my relationship to Christ demands) relying not on my power but on spiritual power. This extra mile begins where the compelled mile ends, and transforms action from forced labor to loving service. So too with...
Draw On Christ To Resist Temptation

Draw On Christ To Resist Temptation

by | Sep 18, 2024 | Today I Will

Today I will focus on the temptations that can kill the soul, the temptations to sever my relationship with God. My armor is prayer and the Holy Spirit within me to alert me to the threats and to intercede for me. And this is possible because Christ is my High Priest....
Guard Against Deception

Guard Against Deception

by | Sep 14, 2024 | Today I Will

Today I will guard against falling prey to sophisticated intellectual errors and deception by maintaining a pure and simple devotion to God. The way to do this is to subject all thoughts to the mind of Christ, to the Gospel message.  2 Corinthians 11:3But I am...
Trade My Will, Self, and Desires

Trade My Will, Self, and Desires

by | Sep 13, 2024 | Today I Will

Today I will “trade my will, self, and desires for your rest, sufficiency, and fellowship.” (Chambers, Utmost, September 13) I will trade the vexing problems of today, the regrets of the past, and the longterm worries of tomorrow for your immediate, constant, and...