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April 29, 2023

The Faithful and Wise Servant

“If servanthood lies at the heart of Jesus’ posture toward us, it must never be beneath his sons and daughters.” Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – April 29, 2023 Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his master has set over his household, to give them their food at the proper time? Blessed is [...]

February 24, 2023

Too Much Serving

“Too much serving is an indicator of too much self, while Spirit-led service is not thinking of self.” Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – February 24, 2023 Martha was distracted with much serving. Luke 10:40, ESV Jesus is not calling out Martha for serving…He is admonishing her for too much serving. No doubt [...]

January 17, 2023

Motivated by Love to Do Good

“You will experience the most joy when you are serving Me out of the right motives.” Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – January 17, 2023 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 2 Corinthians 3:17 This morning as another day of the New [...]

November 14, 2022

Gladly Serve the Lord

“To serve the Lord with gladness is a service motivated by a love that ‘gets to,’ out of gratitude to God, as opposed to a fear of the law that ‘has to’ in order to gain God’s good graces.” Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – November 14, 2022 Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands! [...]

September 14, 2022

Spirit Led Service

“As an overflow of being loved by the Lord, the Spirit leads us to love others like Jesus loves.” Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – September 14, 2022 And the Spirit said to Philip, “Go over and join this chariot.” Acts 8:29 Not all service is led by the Spirit, but if we are [...]

August 11, 2022

Selfless Service

“The great paradox of the gospel is that when we give our lives away in loving service, our true identity is found!” Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – August 11, 2022 An argument arose among them as to which one of them was the greatest. But Jesus, aware of their inner thoughts, took a [...]

November 18, 2021

A Servant Who’s Not Serving

“One of the deadliest mistakes we can make in the Christian life is to forget that we are servants made to serve.” Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – November 18, 2021 But Jesus called them to him and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones [...]

August 10, 2021

Called to Create

“To create is a privilege and an honor.” Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – August 10, 2021 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Ephesians 2:10 My husband and I recently attended the Van Gogh Alive exhibit in [...]

May 5, 2021

New Moms Who Serve the Lord

“New moms under the influence of Christ influence their baby for Christ.” Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – May 5, 2021 Turn to me and have mercy on me; show your strength in behalf of your servant; save me, because I serve you just as my mother did. Psalm 86:16 Moms who serve [...]

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