The Daily Grind ☕️ - The Ripple Effect What you do matters no matter how big or small it is. Mother Theresa said, “I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.” The disciples of Jesu…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - God Will Finish What He Started in You Paul’s letters contain powerful prayers for those he was writing to. In his letter to the Thessalonian believers, Paul assures them God will finish His work of making them holy becau…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - Release the Wellspring of Life in You Do you want the person, power, and life of the Holy Spirit to flow out of your heart like rivers of living water? Then believe in Jesus as the scripture has said. Key phrase, “as the…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - Struck by Awe and Wonder The guards had their orders to arrest Jesus, but refused to act because they heard Him teach and were struck by His grace and authority. The religious rulers were incensed that these ignorant guards co…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - Co-operating for a Breakthrough Jesus did something so unusual and so out of the ordinary, and the man had the presence of mind to simply obey. Plain, simple obedience. Of course, we know that Jesus is the healer, and ye…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - Two Tattoos? A few years ago, Annette said, “We should get tattoos.” My first thought was, “Who are you and what have you done with my wife?” The next thought was, “If I’m going to hav…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - Faith Speaks Luke has a knack for details; just read his Acts of the Apostles. In today’s passage, he refers to the disciples as apostles. An apostle is a delegate or ambassador sent forth with orders. He clearly u…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - When God Ran In Jesus’ story known as the Prodigal Son, we get a picture of a father running to greet his wayward son who came home after foolishly squandering his inheritance. This picture of a Jewish father runni…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - How to Guarantee Success The Hebrew word for “Commit” means to “roll one’s responsibility onto another person,” i.e., to transfer the outcome onto another. The good news is when we roll what…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - The Weapons Spiritual War In the words of John Eldredge, “You were born into a world at war.” To ignore the reality of spiritual warfare is to live a defeated life. God has called us to live a faithful, flour…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - Freedom in the Spirit Freedom is a beautiful thing. Nations have fought and died for it. Others have longed and dreamed of it. Jesus gave His life for it. Jesus came to set captives free from the bonds of sin. Wherever His Spi…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - A Recipe for a Great Day The apostle Paul wrote some of the best closing statements in his letters to the new churches that were planted on his missionary journeys. Here he lists five exhortations: Be on guard. Stand firm in t…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - Sowing the Seeds of Encouragement Paul wrote a letter of encouragement to the believers in Thessalonica to be courageous in persecution, live a holy life, and to receive hope regarding the return of Jesus. At one point, Paul i…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - Presented in and by Christ This is the goodness of God on display. Through Christ and because you are in Christ, He presents you holy, blameless, and above reproach in His sight. This is a truth bomb that blows up the religiou…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - Speak Life by Speaking the Word “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me.” I wish that were true. Words matter. They either hurt or heal. That goes for words directed toward others and al…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - Kingdom Dynamics: Declaring the Word Through necessity, I learned the power of confessing and declaring God’s Word. Not to attain or acquire something, but for protection and spiritual battle. There’s something pow…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - Clarity for Your Next Step This is one of the most clear and beautiful promises about hearing God’s voice for direction. God is not hiding from you; He’s hiding for you. I have turned to this verse many times when …
The Daily Grind ☕️ - Sealed with the Holy Spirit There is something amazing that happens when you hear the Gospel and believe in Christ; you are sealed [marked] with the Holy Spirit. The Spirit becomes the down payment of your inheritance of etern…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - Look Where You’re Standing Now God’s goodness abounds in the midst of a world that continues to run off the rails. Godlessness always ends in tragedy and despair. However, we have been justified by faith, received …
The Daily Grind ☕️ - If... This little two-letter word, “If,” is a qualifier of a condition; if I do this, then this will happen. It’s called an “if, then” statement. “If” you make the Lord your refuge and…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - In All Your Ways The key phrase in this beautiful passage is, “Trust in the Lord.” There it is; Trust. It’s throughout the Bible. Again and again. Trust is one of the most important keys to walking well…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - Just Do It Nike had a slogan that reminded me of James, “Just Do It.” If you want subtle or vague, don’t spend your time in the book of James. James is as subtle as a cinder block. “Be doers of the word…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - Seek God With All Your Heart Israel had been taken into captivity in Babylon, and God’s people were struggling as false prophets were lying about a quick return home. Jeremiah’s letter was one of hope and a charge …
The Daily Grind ☕️ - Make Your Peace With God Paul has a way of reducing the major themes of the Gospel down to one sentence. In our verse today, he does just that. We are justified (Just-if-I’d never sinned) by faith, and through Jesus we e…
