What If This IS the Plan?
“This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says to all those I carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon…” Jeremiah 29:4 (NIV) You never planned to be here. This job wasn’t in your five-year plan. This city…
Your Life Is God’s Grace Billboard
“And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to…
Designed to Do, Not Designed to Prove
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to…
The Works Were Ready Before You Were
“For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Ephesians 2:10 (NIV) God wasn’t scrambling when you showed up. He didn’t wait until you got saved to…
Dead People Don’t Choose Life
“As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins… But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace…
What If You’re Already a Masterpiece?
“For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Ephesians 2:10 (NIV) You are staring at a masterpiece every morning. Every time you look in the mirror,…
Suffering for What You Know Is True
“That is why I am suffering as I am. Yet this is no cause for shame, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until that…
Appointed for a Reason
“And of this gospel I was appointed a herald and an apostle and a teacher.” 2 Timothy 1:11 (NIV) God doesn’t randomly assign people to kingdom roles or ministry positions. Paul uses the word “appointed” to describe his calling with…
When Sharing Jesus Feels Scary
“So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me his prisoner. Rather, join with me in suffering for the gospel, by the power of God.” 2 Timothy 1:8 (NIV) Shame silences testimonies faster than persecution…
Fan the Flame Before It Dies
“For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.” 2 Timothy 1:6 (NIV) Your spiritual gift is dying without deliberate attention and care. Paul…