November 27 | 2 Corinthians 12:8-9 “Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should distance itself from me, but He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness. Therefore, I will gladly boast all the more in…
November 21 | John 1:16 “For out of His fullness all of us received grace upon grace” (John 1:16) Recently, many game shows from the 60s and 70s are being relaunched. One is Let’s Make a Deal. The host offers money in one hand and the opportunity to make more…
August 2 | Ephesians 2:8 “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves,it is God’s gift.” (Ephesians 2:8) Some people are hard to trust based on our previous dealings with them. They don’t exude confidence when they say, “Trust me.” Maybe that phrase makes…
June 1 | Jonah 3:1-3 “Then it happened that the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time, saying, “Arise! Take yourself to Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it the message I will speak to you.” So Jonah arose and took himself to Nineveh as…
May 1 | Romans 5:2 “through whom also we have had access by faith into this grace into which we have stood, and we rejoice in hope of God’s glory.” (Romans 5:2) I don’t have access to famous people. I’m not on speed dial for the US President. I know…
April 27 | Ephesians 1:7-10 “In Him, you have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of trespasses according to the riches of His grace, which He lavished on us in all wisdom and insight, making known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure which He…
March 22 | 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 “Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should distance itself from me, but He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness. Therefore, I will gladly boast all the more in…
Day 9: Prayer Focus: Wisdom for Church Leaders | 2 Chronicles 1:10 “Give me wisdom and knowledge, that I may lead this people, for who is able to govern this great people of yours?”” (2 Chronicles 1:10) The greatest show of wisdom is to know you need the Lord’s help.…
Would there Biblically be strings attached to free grace? Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote a book called “The Cost of Discipleship” where he talked about the idea that free grace is not free. Jesus died on the cross to bring us grace. When we treat it like free grace, we belittle his…
What was the difference between the dramatic Old Testament judgments and God dealing with us in the New Testament? I think a couple of the reasons people think that God is not as judgmental or doesn’t bring his wrath as much in the New Testament can be stated. First, Jesus…