What Now 2 Do

Following the broad sweep of history and answering the questions: What is true? What is important? What, now, shall we do?

Mercy

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! For by His great mercy, He has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. 1 Peter 1:3 NRSV There is not a single one of us who has not sinned and fallen short...

I Believe In God

There are two distinct meanings to the statement, I believe in God. The first meaning is, "I believe God exists." The second is, "I have faith in God, that God is trustworthy."

Why?

What we do is important to God. More important is the why we do it. And that we do it with passionate excellence. The why of the heart. For His glory.

Failure

There is a vast difference between failing and being a failure. The greatest failure is the failure to try. A person only becomes a failure if they stop trying.

Confession And Petition

Holy Lord, I have sinned times without number and been guilty of pride and unbelief. Of failure to find Thy mind in Your Word, of neglect to seek You in my daily life. My transgressions and short-comings make up a grievous list of accusations, but I give You all...

Exceedingly Abundantly More

Now all glory to God who is able, through His mighty power at work within us, to do exceedingly abundantly more than we would ever dare to ask, hope or dream for. Ephesians 3:20, Adapted Grace is God's power to do in us what we cannot do ourselves.

Sufficiency

The LORD will always lead you, satisfy you in a parched land, and strengthen your bones. You will be like a watered garden and like a spring whose waters never run dry. Isaiah 58:11 HCSB It’s a promise for us all. Whether young or old, we face pain, problems, and...

The Waterfront Of Sin

Merciful Lord, pardon all my sins of this day, week, year. All the sins of my life. Sins of early, middle, and advanced years,of omission and commission,of morose, peevish, and angry tempers,of lip, life, and walk,of hard-heartedness, unbelief, presumption, pride,of...

Walking The Talk

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. 2 Corinthians 5:17 ESV When you put your faith in Jesus Christ, you’re making a bold claim with your life. You are saying that you are a new creation.But you...

A Life-Shaping Revelation

I want to know Christ, the power of His resurrection, the fellowship of His sufferings, and become like Him in His death. Philippians 3:10, Adapted There is a massive difference between knowing about Christ and being captivated by Him. You can have an intellectual...

Starting Off On The Right Foot | 2

Starting your day off on the right foot means starting with God. A time of study, prayer and fellowship. Of abiding with God. What does that look like? Here is the pattern we follow. Adapt it, make it your own. A First-Fruits Qadash: Abiding With God Qadash (also...

Starting Off On The Right Foot | 1

But seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Mathew 6:33 NKJV Who doesn't want to "get started off on the right foot?" At the start of each day, before you look at the weather, scan the news, or check your email,...

Have Mercy On Me, O God

Against You, and You alone, have I sinned. I have done what is evil in Your sight. You will be proved right in what You say, and Your judgment against me is just. Psalm 51:4 The heinousness of sin lies not so much in the nature of the sin committed, as in the majesty...

Modeling Your Life After God

Be constantly in the process of becoming more like God, making it your aim to imitate Him and act like Him in every area of your life. Ephesians 5:1 I declare by faith that I am going to take up acting. In every situation I face, I am going to imitate the character of...

The Quandary

The Believer has to account for one thing: unjust suffering. The atheist has to account for everything else. Adapted, Rabbi Milton Steinberg.

Never

Lord, may I never fail to come to the knowledge of the truth, never rest in a system of doctrine, however scriptural, that does not bring or further salvation, or teach me to deny ungodliness and worldly lusts, or help me to live soberly, righteously, godly; never...