Day 10

“Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.”

– Colossians 3:1-2

Additional reading: 2 Hebrews 12:1-4

“Set your sights…” When you hear that phrase, what comes to mind? Continue reading →

Day 09

“He drew me up out of a horrible pit [a pit of tumult and destruction], out of the miry clay (froth and slime), and set my feet upon a rock, steadying my steps and establishing my goings.”

– Psalms 40:2

Imagine you are walking on a clear path but something catches your eye; you become distracted and wander off course. Continue reading →

Day 08

“If you find the godless world is hating you, remember it got its start hating me. If you lived on the world’s terms, the world would love you as one of its own. But since I picked you to live on God’s terms and no longer on the world’s terms, the world is going to hate you.”

– John 15:18

Additional reading: 2 Corinthians 11:23-25, 26-27

As followers of Christ, each and every one of us has the opportunity to be a World Changer. Continue reading →

Day 07

“But the human tongue can be tamed by no man.  It is restless (undisciplined, irreconcilable) evil, full of deadly poison.”

– James 3:6

Many times when we think of the words we speak, we tend to think about how they affect others. But what about the things we say to ourselves? Continue reading →

Day 06

“But I say, walk and live [habitually] in the [Holy] Spirit [responsive to and controlled and guided by the Spirit]; then you will certainly not gratify the cravings and desires of the flesh (of human nature without God).”

– Galatians 5:16

Additional reading: Galatians 5:13-16, 17-21, 22-25

The enemy always wants to keep us from living a life according to the Spirit. Continue reading →

Day 05

“…but they who seek (inquire of and require) the Lord (by right of their need and on the authority of His Word), none of them shall lack any beneficial thing.”

– Psalms 34:10

In the last few years, increasingly and with new illumination, this scripture has fortified my spiritual stance. Continue reading →

Day 04

“Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds,  because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.  Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.”

– James 1:2-4

Additional reading: Psalm 119:105

Now I will have to admit, this scripture is a hard one to swallow, kind of like fresh salt water taffy on the boardwalk during the summer. Continue reading →

Day 03

“Our faces, then, are not covered. We all show the Lord’s Glory, and we are being changed  to be like Him. This change in us brings more and more Glory. And it comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.”

– 2 Corinthians 3:18

Have you ever thought about the fact that humans are the only creatures God created who have to wear clothes to cover themselves? Continue reading →

Day 02

“For this reason, since the day we heard about it, we have not stopped praying for you, asking [specifically] that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom [with insight into His purposes], and in understanding [of spiritual things].”

– Colossians 1:9

If someone came to you saying they had a message from your parents, and told you they would be perfectly fine with you not obeying your curfew, would you believe it? Continue reading →

Day 01

“…But when they measure themselves by one another and compare themselves with one another, they are without understanding.”

– 2 Corinthians 10:12

Let’s gain the understanding that we are secure fully in who Jesus is in us and who we are in Him! This will expose the trap of comparison, which tries to ensnare us. Continue reading →