When a Bramble Bush Rules over Trees
It’s a sad day for any nation, organization, or fellowship when persons of low character get power.
Devotionals
What Jesus Followers Do With Power
The disciples understood who he was— “the Messiah, the son of the living God.” The Father had revealed this to them. He deserved respect. He deserved honor. He deserved hospitality. As his apostles, they felt they deserved these things, too.
Fat with Want
When we think of our suffering as increasing our joy in God and our eternal happiness, it puts our present pain in the proper perspective.
What Does it Mean to Follow Jesus?
Jesus is quite confident in the power of the Holy Spirit to make you like him. When he extends an invitation to discipleship, he’s not inviting you to a once-a-week church service or occasional volunteering. He is expressing his confidence in the power of grace to make you 100% like him.
Call People To Repentance
When repentance becomes specific, spiritual expectation rises too (Luke 3:15). Repentance is not the goal; Jesus is! Repentance makes the heart ready for the coming of Jesus (Luke 3:16-17).
Every Footstep Recorded
As I look back over the miles of my life, I can see that I have grown. My pace has quickened. My steps are straighter. I’m stumbling less. It’s not easy for Satan to seduce me from the path now. Grace has taught me—is teaching me—to walk.
The Unexamined Life
A spiritual leader must “test everything, [and] hold fast to what is good” (I Thessalonians 5:21).
Never Swing A Dull Axe
Each swing is more efficient, effective, and productive when the tool is sharp.
What Leaders Do With Power
Jesus sometimes trained his leaders by putting them in challenging situations and evaluating their responses.
Invictus or Infirma?
Don’t seek to be invincible. Don’t think you are the master of your fate. Instead, rejoice in your weakness.
