February 3, 2023“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is in the Lord.” – Jeremiah 17:7If you are a believer and you are “in Christ,” then Paul says… you’re BLESSED… you’re CALLED… you’re SAVED… and you are RECONCILED. Over the next four days, we are going to talk about these four things and the responsibility they bear on our lives. Being saved is the greatest gift you will ever ...  Read More

February 2, 2023“Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will He do, because I am going to the Father.” – John 14:12In many moments, and even movies, when a group of people is facing a monumental task or challenge…there is typically some kind of rally cry that motivates them to move forward. I think about movies like “Miracl...  Read More

February 1, 2023“We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God, who are called according to His purpose.” – Romans 8:28Are you in a time period in your life that you would call a bad time? Maybe life has turned for the worse and you just don’t know how you are going to handle it. It could be that you lost your job… your marriage is failing… the cost of living is more tha...  Read More

January 31, 2023“God’s purpose in all this was to use the church to display His wisdom in its rich variety to all the unseen rulers and authorities in the heavenly places.” – Ephesians 3:10Have you ever asked yourself, what is the purpose of my suffering? What is it all for? What is the payoff? If so, those are fair questions. After all, we know that our suffering is not pointless, but that God ha...  Read More

January 29, 2023“But He said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon you.” – 2 Corinthians 12:9Life isn’t easy. Even when we give our lives to Christ, He never promises it will be all sunshine and rainbows. In fact, He assures us that we will face hard a...  Read More

January 28, 2023“You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed.” – Psalm 139:16What happens when a loved one suddenly loses their life? Your partner up and leaves you without any signs or even notice? A family member relapses back into their drug addiction? Your child suddenly drops out of school or your daugh...  Read More

January 27, 2023“By His divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know Him, the one who called us to Himself by means of His marvelous glory and excellence.” – 2 Peter 1:3If you are a believer and follower of Jesus Christ, you are not shielded from hard times and life’s hurdles. Paul tells us in this life we will have troub...  Read More

January 26, 2023“For God has said, ‘I will never fail you. I will never abandon you.’ So we can say with confidence, ‘The Lord is my helper, so I will have no fear. What can mere people do to me?’” – Hebrews 13:5-6My dad and I were talking the other day about his experience running track at Baylor University in the late ’70s and early ’80s. He recently ran into an old teammate that he hadn’t seen ...  Read More

January 25, 2023“Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all.” – Psalm 34:19Has there been a moment in time when you gave your life to Christ? A moment where you realized you are a sinner and need Jesus to be your Lord and Savior? If so, since that point, has everything been perfect? Has life just been smooth sailing without any troubles or afflictions? No?...  Read More

January 24, 2023“Don’t you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? So run to win! All athletes are disciplined in their training. They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal prize.” – 1 Corinthians 9:24-25What are you living for? Is that a question you’ve ever thought about? When it came to purpose, Paul had quite the perspective on ...  Read More

January 23, 2023“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have remained faithful.” – 2 Timothy 4:7If you want to run the race of life to your fullest potential, you should look at what Paul says in the New Testament. Paul had a great perspective on life. He looked at life as if it were a race. We know this because he makes the analogy multiple different times throughout Script...  Read More

January 22, 2023“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us.” – Hebrews 12:1Over the last few days, we have discussed Paul’s perspective on how to live our life. Paul looked at life like it was ...  Read More