Humility

I was going to title today’s devotional: “Perfect Humility and How I Attained It”. I was afraid no one would read it because the title would be a complete lie and everyone would know it. I’m reminded of a song I played as a Country Music DJ many years ago: “O, Lord, it’s hard to…

Get the Big Picture

Yesterday, I said that believers tend to be shortsighted. As a result, we don’t always get the big picture. In today’s Bible reading*, Paul tells the Philippians about the big picture. Many of us enjoy reading our favorite authors and bloggers. We enjoy listening to our favorite podcasts. We enjoy our favorite Bible teachers. The…

Spiritual Warfare: What it is (and what it isn’t)

In today’s Bible reading*, Paul completes his statement of what being filled with the Holy Spirit looks like as it applies to relationships with parents and children and with masters and servants (employers and employees in our context). He concludes the chapter discussing Spiritual Warfare. Most believers think they’re being persecuted for being a believer…

Be Filled

In today’s Bible reading*, Paul talks about living a consistent Christian Life. (Ephesians 5:15-22) Nobody wants to see a hypocritical Christian. And nobody wants to live a hypocritical Christian Life. So how do you live a consistent Christian Life? Paul answers the question in verse 18. And don’t get drunk with wine, which leads to…

Edify, Stupid!

Paul instructs his readers to live a Godly life in today’s Bible reading*. Nowhere is the idea that you can be saved and then live your life however you want, indulging your fleshly desires. My title above is a tongue-in-cheek way my college friends and I used to remind each other that we should use…