“My friends, you were chosen to be free. So do not use your freedom as an excuse to do anything you want. Use it as an opportunity to serve each other with love.” Galatians 5:13 (CEV)

Day 14 “. . . but when they measure themselves by one another and compare themselves with one another, they are without understanding.” – 2 Corinthians 10:12 Additional reading: 1 Timothy 6:6 Have you ever looked at someone and thought, “I want the phone they have,” or “I wish I...

Day 13 “’I Am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,’” says the Lord, ‘Who is and Who was and Who is to come, the Almighty.’” – Revelation 1:8 Jesus is the beginning and the ending of all. When He told us that in the book of...

Day 12 “MY GOD, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning? O my God, I cry in the daytime, but You answer not; and by night I am not silent or find no rest.” –...

Day 11 “Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry.” – Colossians 3:5 Additional reading: Galatians 5:16-17 This is not a subject most people like to talk about. I know that dozens of thoughts run through the...

Day 10 “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” – Galatians 6:9 Additional reading: John 15:5-8,9-11 Consistency is defined as the achievement of a level of performance that does not vary greatly in...

Day 09 “Jonathan said to David, ‘Whatever you want me to do, I’ll do for you.’” – 1 Samuel 20:4 Additional reading: Romans 12:1-4,5-8,9-13 1 Corinthians 12:12-15,16-19,20-23,24-27 Ephesians 4:7-10,11-13,14-16 With every hero, there stands a great sidekick. Batman had Robin, Han Solo had Chewbacca, and Frodo had Sam.

Day 08 “But My servant Caleb, because he has a different spirit and has followed Me fully, I will bring into the land into which he went, and his descendants shall possess it.”   – Numbers 14:24 Additional reading: Joshua 14:6-9,10-12 Numbers 13 (Bible Gateway) Even some of the greatest...

“God has given each of you a gift. Use it to help each other. This will show God’s loving favor.” 1 Peter 4:10 (NLV)

Day 07 “ . . . whoever slaps you on the right cheek, turn the other toward him also [simply ignore insignificant insults or trivial losses and do not bother to retaliate—maintain your dignity, your self-respect, your poise].” – Matthew 5:39 The concept of ‘arguing’ and ‘insult slinging’ is nothing...