Today, though I am unable to fully comprehend Christ’s sacrifice—the atonement—I will consider it in terms of God’s poetic masterpiece, a work of infinite beauty. 2 Corinthians 5:21 God made this sinless man be a sin offering on our behalf, so that in union with him...
Today I will recognize and act upon these important distinctions: to know God vs. to know of God; to learn God’s ways vs. to learn about God’s ways; to learn spiritual truth vs. to learn about spiritual truth. We “learn of” with our minds but true, pure learning is a...
Today I will distinguish between my job and God’s job. “I cannot save and sanctify myself; I cannot atone for sin; I cannot redeem the world; I cannot make right what is wrong, pure what is impure, holy what is unholy. That is all the sovereign work of God.”...
Today I will seek God’s rest in all its blessed forms. “Rest” is an amazing idea. It means cessation (at least temporarily) from a burden, a time to refresh, rebuild and restore. It refers to the coming of the Holy Spirit to rest upon you. With rest comes peace and...
Today I will affirm Christ as my cornerstone. Christ will hold the various rooms of my life together. To build otherwise invites disaster. Consider the folly of building with other cornerstones like pride, power, money, prestige; the rooms would be misaligned and...
Today I will not be seduced into thinking that my prayers are powerful because I pray them. They are powerful because of my relationship with Christ who hears them, and this relationship is founded upon prayer. Mark 9:29“Nothing can drive out this kind of thing except...