Day 11 of 21: January 21, 2023 Scripture Psalm 118:24 This is the day the LORD has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Observation Today is not owed to us. We are not entitled to it. God created it so we could experience Him within time and space. Every day brings new mercies (Lamentations 3:22-23) and opportunities …
More Like Him, Less Like the World
Day 10 of 21: January 20, 2024 Scripture Ephesians 4:32 Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you. Observation Kindness is not just pretending to play nice when you are tempted to curse someone out. It is a Spirit-driven determination not to allow external circumstances to change whom you choose to be. …
Get Who Gets You
Day 9 of 21: January 19, 2023 Scripture Psalm 1:1-3 Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the LORD, and who meditates on his law day and night. That person is …
Consideration of the Miraculous
Day 8 of 21: January 18, 2024 Scripture Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding, in all your ways submit to Him, and He will make your paths straight. Observation God promises that He will guide us IF we let Him. This means considering God and asking Him about His …
The Cost of Discipleship
Day 7 of 21: January 17, 2024 Scripture Matthew 16:24 Whoever wants to be My disciple must deny themselves, take up their cross, and follow Me. Observation The first step in becoming a true disciple of Jesus is realizing that the Kingdom of God is at war with the kingdom of “me.” If we want Jesus – to walk where …
Wrestling Ourselves to Rest
Day 6 of 21: January 16, 2024 Scripture Matthew 11:28-30 Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is …
Killing Compromise
Day 5 of 21: January 15, 2024 Scripture Matthew 6:24 No one is able to serve two masters. For either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You are not able to serve God and money. Observation Any time we make anything of a greater priority than …
The Cleansing Fire of Grace
Day 4 of 21: January 14, 2024 Scripture Malachi 3:2-3 He will be like a refiner’s fire or a launderer’s soap. He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; he will purify the Levites and refine them like gold and silver. Then the LORD will have men who will bring offerings in righteousness… Observation Jesus is not a …
Eyes Front!
Day 3 of 21: January 13, 2024 Scripture Proverbs 4:25-27 Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you. Give careful thought to the paths for your feet and be steadfast in all your ways. Do not turn to the right or the left; keep your foot from evil. Observation God has His part in navigating us …
Spelunking with the Spirit
Day 2 of 21: January 12, 2024 Scripture Psalm 139:23-24 Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me, and know my anxieties; and see if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. Observation David is not asking God to discover something. He knows that God already knows his heart. What David …