Day 15: Dependency
WEEK 3, DAY 15: DEPENDENCY Scripture Reference: Mark 15:33-42 “God said my cat would come home” are the words my daughter told me as I tried to prepare her for the reality that her fluffy, black cat might not return. My daughter is now 20-years-old and is a young woman of deep faith and dependency on […]
Day 16: Transcendence
WEEK 3, DAY 16: TRANSCENDENCE Scripture Reference: Mark 16:1-8 During college summer vacation, I worked at a youth camp in Colorado, nestled in the beauty of the Rocky Mountains. My off-days were spent in the mountains. I remember hiking to the top of Mt. Bierstadt to claim my first 14er (14,000 ft. summit). As I […]
Day 17: Submission
WEEK 3, DAY 17: SUBMISSION Scripture Reference: Luke 1:26-38 & 46-56 I Surrender All? “All to Jesus I Surrender” sounds like a great idea. But there is a problem. It is not a biblical concept. The word “surrender” is a military term which means “to shut, to close, to imprison, to deliver up to custody. […]
Day 18: Favor
WEEK 3, DAY 18: FAVOR Scripture Reference: Luke 2:41-52 Favor with God “And Jesus grew in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man.” (Luke 2:52) That sentence is the only record the scriptures give us of the 18 years of Jesus’ life between the temple and the beginning of His ministry […]
Day 19: Dependability
WEEK 3, DAY 19: DEPENDABILITY Scripture Reference: Luke 3:1-22 “They don’t make them like they used to.” How many times have you heard that? Or said that? “This car always breaks down, but my old car …” Or “This washing machine doesn’t clean as good as my old one.” We have all said it about […]
Day 20: Acceptance
WEEK 3, DAY 20: ACCEPTANCE Scripture Reference: Luke 4:16-30 God loves you the way you are. Well, I mean at least that’s what we’ve all been told right? We may have heard it before, but how many of us believe it? For us to believe such a thing, we have to first understand one very […]
Day 21: Prayerful
WEEK 3, DAY 21: PRAYERFUL Scripture Reference: Luke 5:33-39 As I think about the idea of being prayerful, I can’t help but wonder how many Christians pray out of formality. Of course living a life that is full of prayer is foundational to our relationship with God, but have we become numb to its power? […]
