April 23, 2017
Many of us may have heard teachers of the Bible say, “Anytime you see the word ‘therefore’ in a Scripture verse, pause and see what it’s there for!” Usually I take that advice to heart, but I saw something the other day that I have never seen before. I saw a connection that the word “therefore” was trying to make. A connection that was a much needed antidote to my often worried heart.
In Matthew 6:19-24, we read about three pairs of choices.
19 “Do not store up for…
January 17, 2015
Life is a combination of many things, including the combination of simple things and spectacular things, boring things, breathtaking things, average things and awesome things, ordinary things and extraordinary. However, for many, myself included at times, it is easier to focus on the simple rather than the spectacular, our present temporal circumstances rather than our future eternal circumstances as if this world were our home.
Yet, the Lord’s Prayer, as written in Matthew 6:9-13, encourages us to think of the simple and spectacular through an everyday and eternal lens:
9 Pray…
