James 4:10

"Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up."

"Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up."

"Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the....."

Jesus calls us to the future, not to fear. safety net, net, rescue, Jesus, servant of God

Who do you see in the sunset's last light? God's presence comes to us in many ways during the course of an average day; but are we looking for presence and to we respond with humility?

Have you seen the flash lately? God has a record of the things he has done through us in his family album.

Have you given resisting a try lately? Patrick Odum reminds us that overcoming temptation requires us to resist the devil, but he also adds some other insights from James' famous passage about overcoming temptation by being honest about oursleves and our need for God.

Does such a transformation actually happen? Rubel Shelly uses the story of John Callender's failure and subsequent courage to remind us how to overcome the failure of our past.

What do we do with sinners? We must be tough on sin but offer mercy and forgiveness for those who are truly repentant.

What good thing can come out of bad things? God can turn our worst nightmares into a way to find his blessing and be his blessing, if we can persevere and look for his presence.

How should you present yourself before God? You may be rich or powerful or beautiful or famous or extremely talented. But when you come to God, you take all that off. You humble yourself and say to him, “Have mercy on me, a sinner.”

"Dear Disciple, Yesterday I talked to you about letting the Spirit lead the dance of your life. Today, I want you to notice what happens when a person..."