Month: June 2026

This resurrection life you received from God is not a timid, grave-tending life. It’s adventurously expectant, greeting God with a childlike “What’s next, Papa?” God’s Spirit touches our spirits and confirms who we really are. We know who he is, and we know who we are: Father and children. And we know we are going…

God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we…

All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ. Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. God decided in advance to…

God knew what he was doing from the very beginning. He decided from the outset to shape the lives of those who love him along the same lines as the life of his Son. The Son stands first in the line of humanity he restored. We see the original and intended shape of our lives…

Consider the kind of extravagant love the Father has lavished on us—He calls us children of God! It’s true; we are His beloved children. And in the same way the world didn’t recognize Him, the world does not recognize us either. My loved ones, we have been adopted into God’s family; and we are officially His children now. The…

What marvelous love the Father has extended to us! Just look at it—we’re called children of God! That’s who we really are. But that’s also why the world doesn’t recognize us or take us seriously, because it has no idea who he is or what he’s up to.1 John 3:1The Message *** Oh, it is…

Consider the incredible love that the Father has shown usin allowing us to be called “children of God”—and that is not just what we are called, but what we are.Our heredity on the Godward side is no mere figure of speech—which explains why the world will no more recognize us than it recognized Christ.1 John…

I can go for a long time without thinking deeply about God’s love. When the sun is shining and all is as I want it to be, I pray my gratitude and go my merry way. But God deserves, more than that, because He is more, He is greater, than His gifts. And not to…

 For I am the Lord your Godwho takes hold of your right handand says to you, Do not fear;I will help you.Isaiah 41:13 NIV *** Each morning when I wake I say,“I place my hand in God’s today;”I know He’ll walk close by my sideMy every wandering step to guide. He leads me with the tenderest careWhen paths…

Outside our window, two dignified Canada geese sauntered past. Behind them, almost as an afterthought, stumbled one small, fluffy gosling. Just the one. Following the parents. Both parents. Who were raising their baby. Even though there was only the one. My first thought was, “Those poor geese! Only one gosling! How discouraging!” But they didn’t…