Monday, August 17 – “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” (Ephesians 6:12) There’s good and there’s bad. There’s evil in this world and there’s evil in some people, in this world. Evil wants to separate you from good. To that end evil will use silence against you. Trying to convince you that you’ve lost your anchor.
Tuesday, August 18 – “And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.” (Colossians 2:15) What’s your anchor? The unbreakable love of Jesus’ death and resurrection. Will there still be things that challenge you, in this life? Yes. Can any of these things, including when God seems silent, separate you from the love of Jesus? No.
Wednesday, August 19 – “For the waywardness of the simple will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.” (Proverbs 1:32) A perspective on life: We’re all born separated from the love of God. Because of this, your life is a journey to be. To be who God has created you and gifted you to be. Or the journey to be who you want to be; with no consideration of God whatsoever. You have the freedom of will to make that choice. But, as with every major decision in your life, you want to weight the consequences. BTW, if you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice.
Thursday, August 20 – “If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.” (Psalm 139:8) God’s everywhere and in everything. God’s as present with a man praying for the healing of his granddaughter, as God’s present with the granddaughter, before the man even utters a word. There’s no place or time, in this reality, where you’re out of God’s presence. So, here’s your questions for today: Do you believe it? And then, Why or why not?
Friday, August 21 – “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?” (Romans 8:35) Do you find it interesting that Paul refers to all of these calamities as “Who”? This isn’t a list of people, this is a list of things, situations, experiences and disasters. Yet, Paul personifies them by describing them as “Who”. This demonstrates Paul’s perspective. He believes that all of these things are symptoms of a singular disease – evil. Evil is the “Who”.
Saturday, August 22 – “You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.” (Romans 5:6) This is your anchor. Jesus died for you. He paid the bill for you. Your account is current. You’re good with God. Not because of who you are, but because of who Jesus is. So, when God seems silent, lean on this: Why would God go through all that trouble simply to ignore you?
Tuesday, August 18 – “And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.” (Colossians 2:15) What’s your anchor? The unbreakable love of Jesus’ death and resurrection. Will there still be things that challenge you, in this life? Yes. Can any of these things, including when God seems silent, separate you from the love of Jesus? No.
Wednesday, August 19 – “For the waywardness of the simple will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.” (Proverbs 1:32) A perspective on life: We’re all born separated from the love of God. Because of this, your life is a journey to be. To be who God has created you and gifted you to be. Or the journey to be who you want to be; with no consideration of God whatsoever. You have the freedom of will to make that choice. But, as with every major decision in your life, you want to weight the consequences. BTW, if you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice.
Thursday, August 20 – “If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.” (Psalm 139:8) God’s everywhere and in everything. God’s as present with a man praying for the healing of his granddaughter, as God’s present with the granddaughter, before the man even utters a word. There’s no place or time, in this reality, where you’re out of God’s presence. So, here’s your questions for today: Do you believe it? And then, Why or why not?
Friday, August 21 – “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?” (Romans 8:35) Do you find it interesting that Paul refers to all of these calamities as “Who”? This isn’t a list of people, this is a list of things, situations, experiences and disasters. Yet, Paul personifies them by describing them as “Who”. This demonstrates Paul’s perspective. He believes that all of these things are symptoms of a singular disease – evil. Evil is the “Who”.
Saturday, August 22 – “You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.” (Romans 5:6) This is your anchor. Jesus died for you. He paid the bill for you. Your account is current. You’re good with God. Not because of who you are, but because of who Jesus is. So, when God seems silent, lean on this: Why would God go through all that trouble simply to ignore you?
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