PERSONAL REVIVAL
And it will be said, “Build up, build up, prepare the way, remove every obstacle out of the way of My people.” Isaiah 57:14, NASB During the last decade of my career, I always spent the latter part of the last full month of school preparing for the next school year. With state testing over […]
REFLECTING
Shout for joy to God, all the earth! Psalm 66:1a As we wrap up another challenging school year, it can be tempting to think, “I don’t want to remember anything from this year!” But, what if we focused on all that God has done this past school year instead of trying to forget about the […]
BEST-LAID PLANS
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, his love endures forever. Cry out, “Save us, God our Savior, gather us and deliver us from the nations, that we may give thanks to your holy name, and glory in your praise.” 1 Chronicles 16:34-35, NIV It’s that time of year—the crunch is on to […]
ENTRUSTED
Yet this is no cause for shame, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until that day. What you heard from me, keep as the pattern of sound teaching, with faith and love in Christ Jesus. 2 Timothy 1:12b-13, NIV […]
SORROW
You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy. Psalm 30:11, NIV If you are dealing with sorrow today, I encourage you to find comfort in the Lord and His never-ending love. You can trust in Him. He turns sorrow into gladness! It is His promise to all those […]
THE TEACHER JESUS LOVES
I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness. Jeremiah 31:3, NIV Do you know how much God loves you—particularly when you’ve failed Him or have done less than a sterling job in your teaching? We may not love ourselves very much in these moments, but we can be assured […]
UNIMAGINABLE
No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him. 1 Corinthians 2:9, NLT We have lots of imaginative people in this world. As proof, we have museums and galleries displaying amazing creative works, countless bookstores selling an endless variety of books, and […]
GOD’S AMAZING NARRATIVE
And we know that for those who love God all things work for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28, ESV Throughout all of scripture, God has written a narrative about who He is and how much He loves us. This story is full of sacrifice, love, mercy, correction, and […]
A BEAUTIFUL HEART
But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.” 1 Samuel 16:7, ESV Our culture is obsessed with appearances. […]
LOVE WITHOUT EXPECTATION
And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise. For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them. And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also […]