by Don Metznik | Oct 1, 2024 | Today I Will
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 9:22-23 “But if you can do anything, take pity...
by Don Metznik | Sep 30, 2024 | Today I Will
Today I will accept my responsibility to “suffer” for the sake of the Gospel (and to learn what that means and entails) and for the power to proclaim and live the Gospel in the manner Christ has fashioned me for. I know this will be difficult. One example of suffering...
by Don Metznik | 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...
by Don Metznik | 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...
by Don Metznik | Sep 24, 2024 | Today I Will
Today I will pave my path with acceptable offerings to God (sacrifices of praise and thanksgiving, my will, my right to myself, my possessions) by being reconciled to my brothers and sisters. The acceptable gift, therefore, is love for it is the only thing uniquely...
by Don Metznik | Sep 23, 2024 | Today I Will
Today I will follow Christ to my Jerusalem. My Jerusalem is my personal journey on a path unknown but with a destination assured, assured by His atonement. To follow Christ means I will be subjected to what He encountered. For this I must be prepared and always lean...