TRADING SHAME FOR PRAISE
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! 2 Corinthians 5:17, NIV But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions-it is by grace you have been […]
LEARN TO DISCERN
Then I sent a message to him saying, “Nothing like these things that you are saying has been done, but you are inventing them in your own mind.” For all of them were trying to frighten us, thinking, “They will become discouraged with the work and it will not be done.” But now, God, strengthen […]
VISION
Where there is no vision, the people perish. Proverbs 29:18, KJV The Bible is a continual record of personal interactions between God and His people, most of the time through dreams and visions. Noah was given the vision of a future flood for which he was to prepare. Joseph was given visions as a […]
A HARVEST YOU MAY NEVER SEE
A HARVEST YOU MAY NEVER SEE April 20, 2023 And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. Galatians 6:9, ESV When I was a public school teacher, I struggled with knowing whether or not God was using me to impact the […]
SETTING THE BAR
For we are not bold to class or compare ourselves with some of those who commend themselves; but when they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they are without understanding. 2 Corinthians 10:12, NASB He lay across the long table, causing it to tip. His 6’3” frame was dangling off both sides. […]
HUMBLED
Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy. Proverbs 28:13, NIV One day during chorus class, I overheard one of my students criticizing me and the student singing a solo. I quickly responded by yelling at her and sending her back to her classroom. Who did […]
THE GOOD NEWS
This same Good News that came to you is going out all over the world. It is bearing fruit everywhere by changing lives, just as it changed your lives from the day you first heard and understood the truth about God’s wonderful grace. Colossians 1:6, NLT God’s Good News is that through Christ’s atonement, we […]
DON’T GIVE UP
The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him; though he may stumble, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds him with his hand. Psalm 37:23-24, NIV Did you have a bad day yesterday? If so, don’t give up. If your students did not respond the way you wanted, you […]
I KNOW THAT GIRL!
“He will reply ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’” Matthew 25:45, NIV There she is, in the third row, sitting right in front of the teacher’s desk. Her eyes shine with excitement because she knows the answers to the […]
BUSY
And Jesus answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.” Luke 10:41-42, NKJV We’re always moving. We’re always running about, doing errands of some kind. Rush. Rush. Rush. […]