Jesus emptied Himself for all even knowing how many people would reject Him. He had a pure heart of servanthood even though He was the Son of God. He set the example, so I have no excuse; I can’t say, “I don’t know how to serve.” Jesus showed me how…

The hymn, “Let Your Heart Be Broken,” by Bryan Jeffery Leech is set to the tune of “At the Name of Jesus” (the lyrics of which would go well with Friday’s devotion, if you want to look it up). I can tell you, if you pray for Him to break…

Selfishness comes so easily. If you don’t believe me, watch grade school kids when a plate of cookies shows up. Watch the race to be first in line, watch the hands reach for the biggest cookie… Yes, we don’t have to work at being selfish; it comes naturally. But Jesus…

Let me tell you something, in case you hadn’t considered it before: your life makes an eternal difference. I bet you remember encounters with people over the years—good encounters (encouraging, helpful ones) and bad encounters (discouraging, hurtful ones). You still carry those feelings with you, don’t you? Those people, for…

Living for self brings temporary pleasure. Living for Him makes an eternal impact. Which do I choose?

I remember my mom’s final hospitalization. Her body was shutting down, and she knew it. She told me she wanted to go to Jesus, the One she had loved since she was a small child, but she didn’t want to leave Dad and the rest of us. She was torn…

HYMN DAY! “More Love to Thee, O Christ,” by Elizabeth Prentiss, is another hymn that makes a wonderful prayer of commitment. 1 More love to Thee, O Christ, More love to Thee! Hear Thou the prayer I make On bended knee; This is my earnest plea: More love, O Christ,…

Authors get a lot of reviews. Some reviews are good; some reviews are not. I’ve been told any review is a “good” review because it means someone’s reading and talking about the book; a negative review might be the very impetus that leads a new reader to take a peek.…

Sometimes things happen and we can’t make sense of them. They seem to be so wrong, so out of His will, so ridiculous or hurtful or unnecessary that the very circumstance sends us reeling. Paul probably felt that way when he was thrown into prison for preaching the Gospel of…

Look what happens when we ask for His wisdom and discernment and then exercise it: We become filled with the fruit of righteousness! We grow more Christ-like every day! And our lives become an orchestra of praise that brings glory to the One who designed us to do good works…