Not everything we do as Christians have equal weight to them. Some are more important and closer to the heart of God than others. For example, devoting ourselves to prayer and the word are more important than taking care of our family. I know that sounds very pastoral. “Of course you would say that since […]

1 John 4:18–There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love. If you grew up where love was shown to you based on your accomplishments or “goodness”, than the perfect love of God maybe the hardest thing to conceive, […]

1 John 4:10-In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Knowing that I am the kind of person who “wears my emotions on my sleeve”, it is a necessary fight for me to give my heart to the Lord, that my […]

Do you believe in predestination? If you do or don’t, why or why not? Is it because the Bible says or because our logic dictates it? One of the reasons why good Christians don’t believe in predestination is because if true, it will render our actions useless. For example, if a certain group of people […]

The desire to standout or be different is a sign of immaturity. No one wants to be average. We all want to stand out from the crowd. We hate it when we are told, “Oh, you are like everyone else.” And the whole industry is built upon this principle that “he who stands out from […]

Psalm 78:70-71–He chose David his servant and took him from the sheepfolds; 71 from following the nursing ewes he brought him to shepherd Jacob his people, Israel his inheritance.72 With upright heart he shepherded them and guided them with his skillful hand.  The mentality to want more than we can handle starts early in life.  With young children wanting […]

It is at the same time puzzling and comforting what even a godly person will do in private. It is puzzling because you wouldn’t expect of it from the godly and comforting because we are no different. David is God’s anointed. He is everything that the King Saul is not. King Saul was a coward […]

Here I am sitting at Starbucks writing this devotional and all around me are people seated in pairs using “words” to communicate with one another. Have you thought about the importance of words? Without words, not only are we not able to communicate, we cannot even think. What sets human beings apart from animals is […]

A fear of death could be a healthy thing. It focuses our minds to what’s really important. This morning, as I was getting ready for school, a thought occurred to me, “What if I was supposed to have died yesterday and I’m living on borrowed time?” Perhaps this thought came to me because I’m reading […]

Psalm 78:18-19–They tested God in their heart by demanding the food they craved. 19 They spoke against God, saying, “Can God spread a table in the wilderness? One of the things that can cause great frustration within relationships is to be unappreciated.  Usually that feeling comes because we see ourselves as being consistently good to that person.  […]