“Do your best. Work from the heart for your real Master, for God, confident that you’ll get paid in full when you come into your inheritance.Keep in mind always that the ultimate Master you’re serving is Christ. The sullen servant who does shoddy work will be held responsible. Being a follower of Jesus doesn’t cover […]

“So don’t you see that we don’t owe this old do-it-yourself life one red cent. There’s nothing in it for us, nothing at all. The best thing to do is give it a decent burial and get on with your new life. God’s Spirit beckons. There are things to do and places to go!   This […]

“Because Jesus was raised from the dead, we’ve been given a brand-new life and have everything to live for, including a future in heaven—and the future starts now!   God is keeping careful watch over us and the future. The Day is coming when you’ll have it all—life healed and whole.    I know how great […]

“And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow him.”‭‭Colossians‬ ‭2:6‬ ‭NLT‬‬ It’s not a “one-and-done” kind of salvation. Yes, that’s how it starts, by accepting that Jesus alone is “the way, the truth and the life”(John 14:6). He alone made it possible, through His death and resurrection, […]

“But now, God’s Message, the God who made you in the first place, the One who got you started: “Don’t be afraid, I’ve redeemed you. I’ve called your name. You’re mine.   When you’re in over your head, I’ll be there with you. When you’re in rough waters, you will not go down. When you’re between […]

“At one time you all had your backs turned to God, thinking rebellious thoughts of him, giving him trouble every chance you got.   But now, by giving himself completely at the Cross, actually dying for you, Christ brought you over to God’s side and put your lives together, whole and holy in his presence.   You […]

“Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life.Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground.”Psalm 143:8,10 Do you greet […]

“For my part, I am going to boast about nothing but the Cross of our Master, Jesus Christ.Because of that Cross, I have been crucified in relation to the world, set free from the stifling atmosphere of pleasing others and fitting into the little patterns that they dictate.Can’t you see the central issue in all […]

“Now God has us where he wants us, with all the time in this world and the next to shower grace and kindness upon us in Christ Jesus.   Saving is all his idea, and all his work. All we do is trust him enough to let him do it.   It’s God’s gift from start to […]

“For my part, I am going to boast about nothing but the Cross of our Master, Jesus Christ.Because of that Cross, I have been crucified in relation to the world, set free from the stifling atmosphere of pleasing others and fitting into the little patterns that they dictate.   Can’t you see the central issue in […]