Daily Grace
Jesus Touches the Untouchable
“A man with leprosy came and knelt before him and said, ‘Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.’ Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. ‘I am willing,’ he said. ‘Be clean!’ Immediately he was cleansed of his leprosy” (Matthew 8:2-3). Leprosy was a...
God is a Gift-Giver
“If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!” (Matthew 7:11). When I was a child I loved getting gifts. Christmas was a much-anticipated holiday because...
Don’t Stop Asking
“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened” (Matthew 7:7-8) It goes without saying that God won’t give...
Do Not Condemn Others
“Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you” (Matthew 7:1-2). Luke adds a clarifying thought to Matthew’s account. He attaches the ideas of condemnation...
Don’t Worry
“So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will...
God’s Grace is the Answer to Sin
The message of grace is essential to understanding successful Christian living. Grace, not our righteous living, is the cure for sin. The Apostle Paul explained that in Romans 5:21. “So that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through...
Prayer is Talking to Our Father
“This, then, is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name’ ” (Matthew 6:9). I was taught to pray as a child and it remains a resource I value today. I never want to take lightly the privilege of prayer. It is amazing that we can come into the...
Love Your Enemies
“But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous” (Matthew 5:44-45). This is one of the most...
The Blessed Poor
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 5:3). To recognize our spiritual poverty means that we understand our total lack of resources apart from God. There are two Greek words that are translated “poor” in the New Testament....