Lost Drifters
Have you ever known a man who is a drifter? Someone who seemingly has no real purpose, always blaming others for their bad times, and constantly changing direction without any real focus or ambition? Well, if you know this man, he is like the Israelites after being freed from the yoke of slavery under Pharaoh. God, in His mercy, heard...
The Delayed & Destructive Consequences of Sin
God’s grace is a central theme in the Bible. This unmerited favor is the greatest gift one could ever receive. Why? Because we, as men, are imperfect and flawed. We ALL have a tendency towards sin. Sin is an unbelievably destructive force. It wreaks havoc on marriages, families, relationships, businesses, and governments. God has a clear warning in His Word...
The Greatest Prayer
After Jesus said this, he looked toward heaven and prayed. John 17:1 Men, take a moment today to read and reflect on Jesus’ last prayer found in John 17. With the weight of the cross pressing in, Jesus makes a passionate plea to His Father on our behalf. Jesus’ hour has finally come. Judas and a battalion of Roman soldiers...
Don’t Take the Bait
Bad things will happen. Tragedy will strike. Market downturns are inevitable. Though it all, we can take heart. We can have peace and rest in knowing that God, who has the ultimate say, has assured a good outcome for His child’s benefit (Romans 8:28). Simply put, with Him as our Father (the perfect Father), He will carry the weight if...
He Will Do It!
May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it. 1 Thessalonians 5: 23-24 Men, I think we would all agree we’d like to have a spirit, soul,...
The Narrow Door
Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to. Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, you will stand outside knocking and pleading, ‘Sir, open the door for us. “But he will answer, ‘I don’t know you or where you...
The Sheer Power of the Cross
Men love strength and power! There are few things better than feeling and experiencing brute force and raw power. A 700HP pickup truck, a 12-gauge shotgun, a buffalo wing sauce that’s packing heat, a lion on the hunt or a felling axe with a C45 steelhead. Powerful! If I made a list of the most powerful events in history, the...
So Give Your Servant a Discerning Heart
So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong. For who is able to govern this great people of yours?” The Lord was pleased that Solomon had asked for this. So God said to him, “Since you have asked for this and not for long life or wealth for yourself, nor...
One Plants, One Waters
I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow. So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. The one who plants and the one who waters have one purpose, and they will each be rewarded according to their own labor. For we are...