Isaiah 40: 31 Those who trust in the Lord will renew their strength; they will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not become weary, they will walk and not faint. I have written to you before about the most literal sense of this verse but allow me to remind you and then […]
2 Corinthians 10: 3 – 4 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh, for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses. Today, we hear God tell us that the weapons of the Spirit are divinely powerful […]
Proverb 3: 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. I was inspired, yesterday, by a group of athletes at the YMCA. Their enthusiasm for their workout is eclipsed only by their enthusiasm for their God. Recently I wrote a devotional about functional fitness and questioned what functional Christianity […]
Psalm 46: 10 KJV Be still, and know that I am God. Today’s Word of the Day is dedicated to my friend, Marco Gravino. This past weekend I attended my high school class reunion. Marco and I attended school together from middle school […]
Psalm 18: 2 The Lord is my fortress and my deliverer, My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. This is not an unfamiliar scripture to you nor is the concept foreign. What we may not have considered, though, is the practical application involved […]
2 Corinthians 9: 10 Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness. The first thing any of us needs to understand about God is that He is love and that everything He does is out of […]
Ephesians 5: 1 Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children and live a life of love, just as Christ love us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. We have been told that the Christian life is one of imitating Christ. The Apostle Paul told us […]