Acknowledge the battle. That’s the first step in the spiritual growth process called sanctification.
Daily Devotion
Lent
Acknowledging the Battle
My relationship with God is secure, and my final home is in heaven, but I am not there yet. The penalty of sin is gone, but the propensity to sin remains.
Acknowledging the Battle
Therein lays the battle—the struggle of knowing what I am supposed to do and not wanting to do it.
The Ultimate Surrender
It was Friday…but Sunday was coming!
The Ultimate Surrender
Jesus’ life and death were acts of relent for you and me. He bought us by his death and brought us together as the church through his ultimate surrender.
The Ultimate Surrender
A savior must be sinless to die sacrificially for the sin of others. Since all humans are sinful, he must be God, and to die on man’s behalf; he must be man.
The Ultimate Surrender
Being man and sinless, Jesus was the only one who could die on man’s behalf. There was no other one and no other way. And yet we get just a hint of the pain of the cross in today’s passage.
The Ultimate Surrender
Easter is coming. But today, slow down and thank Jesus for his great sacrifice.
Abandoning My Agenda
Jesus is the Chief Cornerstone. If we reject or neglect the Cornerstone, our lives (relationships, jobs, dreams, desires, etc.) will be out of line.
Abandoning My Agenda
Jesus called children to his side. He told his listeners, “Let the little children come to me… for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven”.
Abandoning My Agenda
Jesus lived with zeal and passion. He entered the temple area and “drove out” all who had turned worship into a money-making scam.
Abandoning My Agenda
Jesus rides into our hearts to stay. He is more intent on changing us than our circumstances.