Today I will respond to the call of Christ and the Holy Spirit and “come”, come to true life and quench that insatiable thirst. Can such an invitation be more sincere, more clear, more appealing? How many more times must I hear it to respond? Pity those who thirst for...
Today I will ask for what Jesus would ask for, not just for what I want. And asking the Father in Christ’s name will bring joy with no limits. How can this be? How can we obtain joy without limits in this world? Because what we ask for is what is pleasing to God, not...
Today I will not anxiously seek opportunities for service, making it a false god. Rather, I will seek oneness with God.
Today I will hold fast to the secret of winning my life and gaining my soul; it is holding fast to my relationship with Christ and enduring patiently in the terrors of life.
Today I will follow Christ’s example of servanthood and enter the lives of those I am called to serve, seeing life (with all its frailties, contradictions, faults, weaknesses, and injustices) from their perspective, not mine. Christ was not an aloof advisor but an “I am in this with you, brother” friend and savior.
Today I will consider “fictitious wealth” (Chambers): fictitious happiness, safety, power, and prestige, and realize where true wealth resides. Even in times of want and worry, times when external circumstances are hard, I will reside in God’s fountain of joy which is true wealth.