Today you will be with me in paradise. —Luke 23:43 Caught. Convicted. Crucified. This thug was getting what he deserved (Lk 23:41). He deserved no mercy. But when he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom,” Jesus said, “Today you will […]
As surely as the sun rises, he will appear. —Hosea 6:3 “The soul of many a man has its eastward aspect,” wrote F.W. Boreham. Boreham explained that most people experience long, dreary nights in life. And when they do, they turn
They did not know what he was talking about. —Luke 18:34 When Jesus said that he would suffer and die in Jerusalem, Peter responded, “Never, Lord! This shall never happen to you” (Mt 16:21–22). Jesus repeatedly
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You are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it. —1 Corinthians 12:27 The cashier in the convenience store heard the kid speaking on his phone. “Sir, could you use an honest, hardworking young man to work for you?” Then heard him say, “Oh,
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Forgetting what is behind. —Philippians 3:13 A nothing-but-net three-pointer. A fingertip touchdown catch. Don’t fret if you missed seeing the play. It’ll be back—again and again on instant replay. You know what instant replay is like, don’t you? You blurted hurtful words in anger. You gave in to temptation. If you had
Whoever walks in integrity walks securely. —Proverbs 10:9 Joseph had character. Whether supervising workers, handling large amounts of money, or overseeing the house of temptress Mrs. Potiphar, Joseph could be trusted. Daniel had character. Jealous co-administrators “tried to find grounds for charges against him in his conduct of government affairs, but they were unable to
Limping ashore after decades at sea, he was taunted: “You don’t have much to show for all those years, do you?” “No, not much,” said the old salt who had spent years sailing with Sir Francis Drake. “I’ve been cold, hungry, sick, scared, and shipwrecked. But I am certain of one thing: I have been
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If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to save us from it. —Daniel 3:17 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego knew that God was able to save them but didn’t know if he would. “But
What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? —Mark 8:36 The day Frederick Buechner graduated from Princeton, a fellow student asked each graduate, “What are you going to do now?”
[God’s mercies] are new every morning. —Lamentations 3:23 Evil favors the night. Violence, vice, and vandalism are rampant; crime is planned, and corruption is planted. A bunch of bad stuff happens while you sleep. But that’s not all that goes on through the night. God, who
