Prison Cells
Prison cells. There are many different types. We often think of prison as a place to serve out the punishment for our crimes. But there are other prisons we can live in - trapped behind bars and not even aware. I happened to live for many years in a prison of...
John 8:7
We've all been there, standing with judgment in our hearts and stones in our hands. But Jesus is clear: none of us is without sin, and none of us has the right to judge others. It's time to put down our stones. It's time to let Jesus work and move as only He can. Join...
TESTIMONY
It's easy to look behind us and see everything we don't want to experience again. But know this, Jesus doesn't waste one ounce of our pain. Somebody can use what we've faced in our past to help them in their present situation. Our testimony can show others how God can...
Lord, Purify Our Hearts
It is challenging to say these words knowing what will come. To allow the Lord to burn away our impurities. It doesn't happen when everything is going our way. No, God uses all things for His good, especially the challenging moments when there is something we can...
Repent and Return
Seeking Him with our whole heart is pushing back the questions, stepping aside from the doubt, rolling up our sleeves and cooperating with God. It's time to roll our path onto the Lords, no matter what that looks like. It's time to repent and return! Join Reverend...
The Potter
It's not always easy to allow God to shape us. But I've learned that His ways are higher, His perspective is further, and His plan is greater than anything we could ever want for ourselves. He is our Creator and Father, who ultimately knows what we need. He loves us...
God Is With Us
Sometimes we look at the shape of the world or the situation we are in and start to believe that things are stacked against us and that no one is on our side or understands. But did you know that God is for us, in us, and with us? In Romans 8:28, Paul reminds us that...
Crucified With Christ
What does it mean to be crucified with Christ? It means putting to death our independent ideas, self-will, pride, and the things that our flesh wants to do. Galatians 2:20 says, "I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in...
What Do You Need Today?
What do you need today; healing, provision, peace, joy, love? Claim these verses, say them out loud, and write them on your heart. Healing "He himself bore our sins in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you...
When There Are No Words
Some days there are no words. But because of the Holy Spirit, Jesus takes our tears, our moans, our deep sighs, and hears us. He gives us exactly what we need when we don't know ourselves. Today, even if you don't know what to pray, kneel before Him and offer up your...