Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content(Philippians 4:11, ESV). Do you want contentment but find it elusive? Be encouraged. Even the apostle Paul, an exemplary Christ follower, realized being content was something he had to learn. If Paul had to pursue contentment, let’s acknowledge our need to …
Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going back to God, rose from supper. He laid aside his outer garments, and taking a towel, tied it around his waist. Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet …
“Now My soul has become troubled; and what shall I say, ‘Father, save me from this hour’? But for this purpose I came to this hour” (John 12:27, NASB). One of the great hymns we sang two or three times a month in the church where I grew up was the old invitation chorus, “I Surrender All.” …
Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed fervently that it would not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth. Then he prayed again, and heaven gave rain, and the earth bore its fruit (James 5:17–18, ESV). The greatest complaint I hear about prayer, the …
His disciples did not understand these things at first, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things had been written about him and had been done to him (John 12:16, ESV). We can all attest to the 20/20 nature of hindsight; that moment of looking back on a complicated, confusing situation and realizing exactly …
A double minded man is unstable in all his ways (James 1:8, KJV). Have you ever found yourself wanting one thing but doing something totally opposite? Like maybe after spending an hour at the gym, you decide to eat a bowl of ice cream. Chances are, you’ll never reach your goal on the bathroom scale that way. …
