Deep Sea Surrender

The Lord appointed a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights (Jonah 1:17, esv). The part that doesn’t often get noticed in Jonah’s well-known, underwater adventure is the connection between the moment when “the Lord spoke to the fish, and it vomited […]

Crisis

Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him (Colossians 2:6, esv). Do you need a crisis of faith? “A crisis? No thanks!” we might be tempted to respond, lumping crisis in with root canal or bankruptcy. But in the life of a Christ-follower, a crisis can be a very good thing—in […]

Forgiveness on Demand

Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses (Mark 11:25, esv). Never allow yourself to rationalize that forgiveness is anything other than a choice. If you don’t do it, it’s not because you can’t do it. It’s because […]

I AM…Finding Identity in God | I AM Your Deliverer

WATCH Exodus 5-11 LISTEN JMM · I Am Your Deliverer The number one question on our minds when it comes to God’s deliverance is, “when?” Often we wonder, why the delay? Is God ever going to come through? God delays deliverance for some very good reasons. He wants to drive the doubting out of our […]

Just Saying

Many of his disciples turned back and no longer walked with him. So Jesus said to the Twelve, “Do you want to go away as well” (John 6:66–67, esv)? In life and friendship, there are moments when your presence alone is enough. At difficult times, just being there may be all that’s required to convey […]

Yes

Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known (Jeremiah 33:3, esv). When you go to God in prayer, asking for something you need, entreating Him for an answer, what would you calculate your chances are of receiving a yes? Slim? None? Somewhere […]

That’s Great

Jesus called them to him and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. It shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant” (Matthew 20:25–26, esv). The mother of James and John once […]

The Place for Pursuing Wisdom

The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple (Psalm 19:7b, esv). God speaks to us through all He has created and all He has written. Psalm 19:7 is a prompt to consider the faithfulness of Scripture in moving us from ignorance to wisdom. The word testimony depicts God as witnessing to Himself. […]

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