“Sovereign Lord, as you have promised, now dismiss your servant in peace. For my eyes have seen your salvation…” Luke 2:29-30 You may have sensed the deep sigh of relief from millions of exhausted Americans as another Christmas concludes and a new year waits just...
“This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” Luke 2:12 It’s illogical–God choosing to enter our world through the normal process of human birth in a manger and die a cruel death on a cross. Who would come up with...
“And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And lo, an angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them…” Luke 2:8-9 I cannot help but smile at the wonder and excitement...
“’Awake, O sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.’ Be careful then, how you live—not as unwise, but wise, making the most of every opportunity because the days are evil.” Eph. 5:14-16 It was Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, not George Orwell’s 1984...
“Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thess. 5:18 Thirty-two years ago I was a defeated young man with a bad case of the blues. Only a year out of seminary I found myself on the receiving end of the fury of several...
“A good man leaves an inheritance for his children’s children.” Prov. 13:22 When our girls graduated from high school, Michael W. Smith’s song “Friends” was very popular and sung at just about every graduation around the country I think. You may remember the lyrics:...
“A good man leaves an inheritance for his children’s children.” Prov. 13:22 The first thing that most people think of when they hear or use the word “inheritance” is money or material wealth of some kind. However, a good man’s inheritance involves more than material...
“A good man leaves an inheritance for his children’s children.” Prov. 13:22 In Jim Stovall’s novel,The Ultimate Gift, Red Stevens realizes at the end of his life that he made some poor decisions about how he used his wealth with his family. “One of the biggest...
“For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Eph. 2:10 You’ve heard the saying, “where there’s a will, there’s a way.” How about “where there’s a will, there’s a purposeful life?” Think about...
“See to it that no one takes your captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ.” Col. 2:8 It doesn’t make much sense to walk around in a rainstorm with an umbrella...
