Weekly Devotion

“I have always known of God but not of His grace. I’m a sinful man saved by grace.” As with most of us, he had to learn what grace means through experience, not by reading about it.

Unlike human love, which can be conditional on behavior or circumstances, God’s love is unconditional and relentless. It persistently pursues us through all our trials. Despite its perfect nature, God’s love is not afraid of being complex or confusing, but within its complexity always lies a purpose.

False teaching is far more dangerous than none at all. As a second-grader, my teacher told my Mom I had an “intellectual disability.” Google it; they called it something else when I was a kid.

Bible reading is unlike reading anything else digital or in print. You can read a passage 49 times, but for the 50th time, you’ll encounter something you’ve never seen before.

It was all fascinating to me, even though I have believed in a true God for as long as I can remember. One dull Saturday morning (if there is such a thing) I was skateboarding alone and walking back up a hill, and it hit me…

My first thought was Mary, Mary, and Salome, while resolute in their faith, probably didn’t expect that encounter upon entering the tomb.

The question Jesus asked Andrew and John is one we should all answer honestly. What am I seeking? What am I looking for and desiring in Jesus? Jesus’ questioning went beyond a mere inquiry about their physical presence and probed into their deeper intentions and yearnings.

God’s callings are not a comfortable feeling. It’s uncharted territory. His callings challenge our deeply held possessions. God’s call to Abraham challenged the feelings of security he held from his family.

Many regular church-goers often discover something missing in their faith walk. “What I found out is that as I got older, I believed in the tradition of the church, I certainly believed in Jesus and God and all the things that we learned about, but what I didn’t have was a relationship with Jesus.”

Imagine you’re on the beach, doing your job, minding your own business, and a stranger comes up and starts talking to you. You’re unfamiliar with this man, and out of nowhere, he says, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” What’s your reaction going to be?