Tag: abundant life

December 11 @ Deuteronomy 26-28

Deuteronomy 26-28 (NLT)  Discover His heart: He rewards those who obey His commandments Parents have been using the whole naughty or nice list of Santa’s for a long time to exact obedience and good behavior from their children for a few weeks leading up to Christmas.  I haven’t met anyone who was emotionally scarred for life after learning all this…

March 27 @ Genesis 48-50

Genesis 48-50 (NLT) Discover His heart: He speaks blessing and promise over our lives “Get over here! You never do anything right! You’re just good for nothing! You’re never gonna amount to anything, boy.” I cringed as I heard a man scolding his young son in public. Tears welled up in my eyes as I looked at the boy who…

February 25 @ Matthew 20-22

Matthew 20-22 (NLT)  Discover His heart: He is mercy and grace My first real job out of high school was working in the stenographer’s pool at a large bank while I attended college.  Different departments throughout the bank called the steno pool when they needed someone to take dictation, do filing, answer phones, etc.  The goal of everyone in the…