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. […]
GOD SEES YOU
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain. 1 Corinthians 15:58, ESV Piles of grading. Irate parents. Disrespectful, disinterested students. Constant testing and unreasonable requirements. These, and many more things, can demoralize teachers. They can bring us […]
DISTANCE
As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us. Psalm 103:12, NIV When thinking of the word “distance,” do you think of something distant or someone distant? Physical distance is easy to comprehend. It’s the amount of space between two locations, things, or people. However, distance, […]
RISEN
When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus’ body. Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb and they asked each other, “Who will roll the stone […]
LOVE MY ENEMY?
You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you. Matthew 5:44, NIV I can’t say that I have any enemies. But I’m sure there are some people who don’t like me. And I know there […]
GOD OF ALL HOPE
I remember my affliction and my wandering, the bitterness and the gall. I well remember them, and my soul is downcast within me. Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope. Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great […]