The Fact of Sin

by | Jun 23, 2026 | Short Provocative Thoughts

“In our mental outlook we have to reconcile ourselves to the fact of sin as the only explanation as to why Jesus Christ came, and as the explanation of the grief and sorrow in life.”(Oswald Chambers, My Upmost for His Highest, June 23)
Seek Jesus In Unlikely Places

Seek Jesus In Unlikely Places

by | Feb 26, 2025 | Today I Will

Today I will seek Jesus in unlikely places and with unlikely people (including myself). I will not doubt, I will not distrust His ability to offer springs of living water, though, through my limitations and the depth of my own inferiority, I cannot imagine how He will...
Base My service on Love

Base My service on Love

by | Feb 23, 2025 | Today I Will

Today I will base my service on love of God, not love of humanity.  “The mainspring of Paul’s service is not love for men, but love for Jesus Christ. If we are devoted to the cause of humanity, we shall soon be crushed and broken-hearted, for we shall often meet...
Pay Attention To God In Darkness

Pay Attention To God In Darkness

by | Feb 14, 2025 | Today I Will

Today I will discipline myself to pay attention to God when I am in darkness. I will wait quietly and patiently for His word and not distract myself by frantically seeking answers on my own. “Song birds are taught to sing in the dark, and we are put into the shadow of...
Actively Listen To God’s Voice

Actively Listen To God’s Voice

by | Feb 13, 2025 | Today I Will

Today I will actively listen to God’s voice, conscious that I may so easily miss it by my preoccupation with other things. “A lily, or a tree, or a servant of God, may convey God’s message to me. What hinders me from hearing is that I am taken up with other things.”...