Today’s Word
Baptism
“Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?” Mark 10:38 Baptism – The imagery of Jesus’ baptism is the imagery of the Exodus. God brought His people through the waters of the Red Sea into the place where He would care…
Baptism
“Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?” Mark 10:38 Baptism – Jesus puts this question to all of us. Most of us don’t have any idea what he is really asking, so we respond just like the disciples. “Oh, yes,…
Shame
“rejoicing that they had been considered worthy to suffer shame for His name.” Acts 5:41 Shame – Have you ever been treated shamefully? Abused? Slandered? Insulted? Treated without dignity? Everyone has some story of shameful mistreatment. But not everyone goes away rejoicing. Today most of us hire an attorney. The world’s way is to get…
Rest
“Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest” Hebrews 4:11 Rest – On a day like this, I need rest. Life gets overwhelming even when we are trying our best to live every moment in His presence. Then I read this verse and I get even more perplexed. This is an emphatic exhortation to…
Noticed
“but they do all their deeds to be noticed by men” Matthew 23:5 Noticed – What did you ask your mirror this morning? “Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all?” Well, maybe you weren’t quite as bold as the queen in Snow White, but I would be surprised if you didn’t…
Humility
“as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility” Colossians 3:12 Humility – John Alexander’s book Your Money or Your Life makes a very powerful point. God is not interested in celebrity status. God doesn’t care about success stories. God doesn’t count our achievements. God…
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