Today I will replace my feeble “If You can” with a confident “according to Thy will,” emboldened by the belief that it is not how one prays but the One who hears the prayer that is the power behind prayer. Mark 9:22-23But if you can do anything, take pity on us...
Today I will heed the call and seek out the “necessity laid upon me” to “preach” the gospel, not upon a pulpit, but through the everyday thoughts and actions of my life. I must listen to God’s “mysterious, irresistible, supernatural” (Chambers) voice, coming through...
Today I will keep in mind the many looks of Jesus and what they mean to me: love, compassion, sadness, anger, joy, tenderness, resoluteness, turmoil. I will use these looks to guide my thoughts and actions; what look do I want to receive from Him? Have I been...
Today I accept that I am fighting a spiritual war. I will resist, with spiritual weapons, “any human act or attitude that forms an obstacle to the emancipating knowledge of God contained in the Gospel of Christ and that keeps people (me) in bondage to...
Today I will open myself to the enormity of God’s grace; things that are freely given; gifts of divine favor and blessing so freely and lavishly bestowed (Amplified Bible, Classic Edition); the wonderful free gifts of grace and blessing (Living Bible); all that grace...
Today I will temper my daily service “successes” with the big picture of Christ’s salvation. The focus of believers’ lives and preaching should be “God is merciful and will save,” not “We have power; look at us.” Christians should focus their ministries on the gospel...