You Don’t Get Ready Alone
“I promised you to one husband, to Christ, so that I might present you as a pure virgin to him.” 2 Corinthians 11:2 (NIV) Maybe you have been quietly missing church lately. Not in a dramatic way, more like one…
Rodney Garcia
Stop Hiding What’s Unfinished
“and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless.” Ephesians 5:27 (NIV) You smooth out the wrinkle before anyone walks in. Maybe it is a messy room,…
Your Heart Can Drift Quietly
“But I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ.” 2 Corinthians 11:3 (NIV) Nothing about that moment in the garden…
He’s Patient With What You’re Impatient About
“to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,” Ephesians 5:26 (NIV) You hoped this struggle would be over by now. Maybe it is a temper, a habit, or something you cannot name. You have…
He Loved Before You Did Anything
“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her” Ephesians 5:25 (NIV) Some days you feel like you owe God an apology. You think today went badly, so maybe He pulled back too.…
He Is Coming for a Person, Not a Project
“And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.” — John 14:3 (NIV) You have been reducing yourself to your…
The Rooms Were Always Ready for You
“In my Father’s house are many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you?” — John 14:2 (NIV) You have been waiting longer than you planned.…
A Price Was Paid for You
“And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.” John 14:3 (NIV) A Bridegroom does not make that promise lightly.…
The Silence Is Not What You Think
“In my Father’s house are many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you?” John 14:2 (NIV) He left, and the room went quiet. That is…
Believe in Me
“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me.” John 14:1 (NIV) Your heart is looking for something to hold onto. That is not a weakness, it is the most honest thing about you…