Day 21

“A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.”

– Proverbs 15:1

As a lot of you know, I officiate basketball at the youth and high school level. It’s a fast-paced game. Many decisions have to be made Continue reading →

Day 20

“The king’s heart is like channels of water in the hand of the Lord; He turns it whichever way He wishes. Every man’s way is right in his own eyes, But the Lord weighs and examines the hearts [of people and their motives].”

– Proverbs 21:1-2

If your heart is in God’s hands, He can direct you like a watercourse. Continue reading →

Day 19

“For we are His workmanship [His own master work, a work of art], created in Christ Jesus [reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, ready to be used] for… (verse 10b)

– Ephesians 2:10

Have you ever thought about what you would feel like if you fully realized that you are God’s master work? Continue reading →

Day 18

“In Him we live and move and have our being… for we are also His offspring.”

– Acts 17:28

“But you are not living the life of the flesh, you are living the life of the Spirit, and the Holy Spirit of God really dwells within you, directing and controlling you.”

– Romans 8:9

Let’s consider wind in the New Testament. Continue reading →

Day 17

Additional Reading: Psalm 32:7Psalm 119:114

If you’ve ever played the game “hide and seek,” you know that having a great hiding place is key. Continue reading →

Day 16

“Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unfathomable (inscrutable, unsearchable) are His judgments (His decisions)! And how untraceable (mysterious, undiscoverable) are His ways (His methods, His paths)!… (verse 34)

– Romans 11:33-34

In the Garden of Eden, life was simple: it was God and the first and second of humanity; simple, but with more spiritual depth than we can comprehend today. Continue reading →

Day 15

“You shall not bow down yourself to them or serve them; for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generation of those who hate Me.”

– Exodus 20:5

Additional Reading: Deuteronomy 4:23-24John 4:24

I had someone ask me recently, “How can God possibly be jealous? Isn’t jealousy a negative emotion?” Continue reading →

Day 14

“So that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ.”

– Ephesians 3:17-18

Today we will break down these verses with some definitions to get a full meaning of what Paul is saying to us… Continue reading →

Day 13

“Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times? Jesus answered, ‘I tell you, not seven times, but seventy times seven times’

– Matthew 18:21-22

Most of us love thinking about fond memories around Christmas time, but sooner or later we run across some we would like to forget. Continue reading →

Day 12

“If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love [for others growing out of God’s love for me], then I have become only a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal [just an annoying distraction].”

– 1 Corinthians 13:1

The Bible tells us to go into the all the world and preach the gospel. Continue reading →