“Whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your servant” (Matthew 20:26). Forgotten words. Truth be told, even in our churches we tend to get so caught up in a success-and-size race that we lose sight of our primary calling as followers of Christ.
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Known and Remembered by God
Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. Remember that the Lord will give you an inheritance as your reward, and that the Master you are serving is Christ. Colossians 3:23–24 As Nehemiah’s surely was in Nehemiah 11, my mind is flooded with the faces […]
Read MoreOur Speech
MR PIGS . . . MR NOT PIGS . . . OSAR . . . CM PENZ . . . LIB . . . MR PIGS. Okay, give it a whirl. Read all those words again and translate. If you can—I can tell you what part of the country you’re from. Your speech will betray you . . . it does every time. A couple of Sundays ago, I was talking with a group of visitors following a morning service. Several were from different sections of our nation.
Read MoreWork with Joy
“Can you see anything?” What a question to ask! Howard Carter’s mouth and eyes were wide open when his aide asked it. His head was stuck into a timeless tomb. Beads of perspiration popped out on the British archaeologist’s brow. For six straight years he had been digging. Endless trenches. Tons of rubble. Huge chunks of worthless debris. Nothing!
Read MoreUrgent Versus Important
Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts. And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to […]
Read MoreDress Your Dreams in Denim
Some collegians think manual labor is the president of Mexico . . . until they graduate. Suddenly, the light dawns. Reality frowns. And that sheltered, brainy, fair-skinned, squint-eyed scholar who has majored in medieval literature and minored in Latin comes of age. He experiences a strange sensation deep within his abdomen two weeks after framing his diploma. Hunger. Remarkable motivation accompanies this feeling.
Read MoreCan We Trust Our Feelings?
You will make known to me the way of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; In Your right hand there are pleasures forever. Psalm 16:11 NASB One of my mother’s favorite rules for us kids was, “You can’t trust your feelings.” To this day I can clearly recall her words warning us against […]
Read MoreFuel That Never Runs Out
Therefore, as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him. Colossians 2:6 NASB To enter the Christian life, a person must begin at the right place: conversion. That means we must be rightly related to the Lord Jesus Christ by coming to Christ in faith, accepting His sacrifice on the cross as […]
Read MoreFocus on God, Not Circumstances
Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth. Colossians 3:2 You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you! Isaiah 26:3 There is a mystery, an aura, about the living God that is designed to force us to trust Him, even when we […]
Read MoreFour Ways God Leads His Children
I believe in your commands; now teach me good judgment and knowledge. Psalm 119:66 I could probably list at least ten ways that God leads His children today, but I will limit myself to the four that I think are the most significant methods of God’s leading. First and most basic, God leads us through […]
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