TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 2012 Chuck Colson’s Fruit I tend to think of producing fruit for the Lord as doing things for Him. But the bible defines fruit as nothing like that. It defines fruit as character qualities such as love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control (Galatians 5:22-23). Chances are, Chuck Colson…
A Cup of Water
Steady Progression
THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2012 Steady Progression 2 Peter 1:2-8 tells me that the Christian life is a steady progression that always requires diligence. It begins with faith. I pursue virtue. I gain knowledge. I hold myself back with self-control. I persevere onward and upward toward godliness. I try to be kind and seek to grow…
Flowing Water
THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2012 Flowing Water If I have felt comfort from the love of Christ, I need to share it. In addition, trust that God can use my willing heart and fingers to bring hope to others. Christ can be magnified in my actions, my speech, and me. Where there is Living Water, it…
Eagles Soar
THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2012 Eagles Soar Eagles soar. Soaring means to rise, fly, or glide high and with little apparent effort. Soaring requires very little wing-flapping, enabling eagles to conserve energy. In my own strength, I just expend a lot of energy with minimal results, tend to go in circles, and burn out quickly. In…
Less of Me
THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2012 Less of Me A self-conscious thought life is a downfall to me. Do I look all right? Do I feel okay? Do I fit in? Am I too fat? Am I pretty enough? This is a basic emphasis on: Am I good enough? Jesus didn’t care about being good enough. He…
Immediate Response
THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2012 Immediate Response In Matthew 14:22-33, the disciples were scared when they saw Jesus walking on the water but immediately Jesus told them that he was there and to not be afraid. Peter began to walk on the water toward Jesus but soon feared and began to sink, Jesus immediately reached out…
All in Due Time
THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2012 All in Due Time I can’t get too far off-track with my life if I’m following Christ. He’ll guide me and when I make mistakes, He’ll turn me in another direction. He also delights to give me the patience I need along the way. When a seed is sown, it must…
Not Called to Perfection
THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2012 Not Called to Perfection I can delight in the fact that I don’t have to be perfect. I am not called to perfection. I am called to point to God even when that means repenting when I do wrong. God brings delight even in repentance. That delight is called grace. If…
Creation
THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2012 Creation The Father God delights me with his glorious creation. The whole earth is full of his glory (Isaiah 6:3). I love to see beautiful landscapes and nature’s beauty. It gives me a glimpse of something that is beyond myself—something that in my wildest dreams I couldn’t create. However, I find…
Faith in God to Show the Way
THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2012 Faith in God to Show the Way “Faith is deliberate confidence in the character of God whose ways you may not understand at the time,” said Oswald Chambers. I don’t necessarily see but I know He’s good and so I continue on–that’s faith. God places things in my life to encourage…