Aligned with Fools
No matter how it may appear to others, if the church is something God has chosen and God is pleased to use, it’s worthy of our whole lives. We are foolish to deny it, and we are wise to embrace it.
Written by Chuck Swindoll, these encouraging devotional thoughts are published seven days per week.
No matter how it may appear to others, if the church is something God has chosen and God is pleased to use, it’s worthy of our whole lives. We are foolish to deny it, and we are wise to embrace it.
You can’t turn on cable TV these days without witnessing the vivid contrast between godliness and wickedness portrayed on the screen. You’re left with a choice: Which will it be?
One principle of spiritual leadership I’ve become convinced of over the years is that vision becomes contagious.
Who hasn’t felt a surge of anticipation while mentally standing on tiptoe, straining to see what lies ahead?
There is no God? This all happened by chance? Are you kidding? I honestly cannot think of a more ridiculous thought than that.
For generations, the great doctrines of God given to the apostles by Christ Himself, have been carefully and successfully handed down to the next generation.
The Who of the church is Jesus. The Why of the church is to build His Kingdom. His everlasting Kingdom is impervious to all the temporal forces of evil that conspire against it.
You need more than a nursery rhyme. What does God suggest? He tells us where to turn to find the inner healing we need. And where’s that? To Jesus, that’s where.
There will always be competing voices—a chorus of well-meaning people looking to influence your decisions, alter your attitude, and govern your future. But only God knows what is best.
Are you focused on eternal things today—those values and individuals who will join you in eternity? Or are you stuck in the frenzied pursuit of more stuff? It all goes up in smoke—eventually. Turn your heart to the things that matter.