The Daily Grind ☕️ - Called, Equipped, and Empowered Jesus gathered with His disciples to clarify their mission: "As you go, disciple nations." It's called the "Great Commission." Just know that Jesus would never send you out and not equip you wit…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - The Life I Now Live There is a life to be lived in this world, right here and right now. It's a life of faith, joy, confidence, security, peace, strength, vision, and power. The key is not giving in to the constant assault on y…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - When Jesus Calls Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote in his poignant book, The Cost of Discipleship, “When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die.” I remember being deeply impacted many years ago, and it is just as powe…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - If You Are Suffering Keep on doing what is right. One of my favorite book titles is by Eugene Peterson, "A Long Obedience in the Same Direction.” Simple. Poignant. Trust your lives to the God who created you. He is faith…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - Connecting to the Source Before I knew Jesus as my Savior and Lord, I foolishly believed I was the vine, i.e., self-reliant and self-sufficient. It was not working for me. It is critical that we learn how to abide (dwell, rema…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - No Leverage No Power Jesus makes it clear that the Enemy had no leverage in His life. This means Satan had no legal claim, authority, or control over Him. Why? Because Jesus gave the Enemy nothing to dig his claws into. He was…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - From Dark to Light At one time, we were lost in spiritual darkness and without hope. Then God sent a great light into the world, Jesus the Christ, to redeem and restore the world. Now we who have received the gift of salvation…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - The Favor FactorIt's a bonus when you get more than you expected. You have the sense that favor has come your way. It's the Favor Factor at work.The Christian life is like that. You think you can't get any more blessed, then God…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - Truth You Can Stand On There is always a conclusion to a good story. If not, then I'm not interested. I never liked the show, "Unsolved Mysteries." Paul boldly asks, "What then shall we say to these things?" The answer is simp…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - Hidden in Him You can’t hurt a dead man. It’s a gruesome mental image, but it’s true. When the body is dead, fear, pain, and self-awareness are gone. Paul takes it to the next level: you may be dead to yourse…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - The Word Dwell in You We need guidelines, boundaries, and a track to run on in life. Without boundaries, we tend to meander without aim or direction. Paul underscores that our teaching, encouragement, and worship must be roote…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - Don’t Be Plundered Paul is warning the Colossian believers to be on the alert for the false believers who called their teachings, “The Philosophy.” He makes it clear their teaching was inspired and promoted b…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - Authentic Confidence Confidence can come from various places and experiences. However, I have found the healthiest place it comes from is firmly grounded in God’s Word. You can be bold because God will never leave you no…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - Practical Theology Life was not easy in the first century for followers of Jesus. The heavy-handed, often brutal, hand of the Roman government was constant. Paul’s deeply theological letter to the Romans makes a profound…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - He Turns It For Good Joseph had been through many tests and passed them all, and God set him a place of authority and power. His brothers thought he was dead. They had failed him on every conceivable level. Now the shoe was on…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - No Weapon Formed Against You If you are moving the needle in your sphere of influence, you will encounter resistance and criticism. Welcome to the war. However, God’s promise, first given to the Jews in the Babylonian ca…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - Love Does Pursue love. The word pursue literally means to run swiftly as to chase after in order to overtake. It is intentional and purposeful. You don’t fall in love. You chase after it. The context here is that of over…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - Train to Win Paul frequently uses athletic metaphors to describe the rigors and single-minded focus of his work to advance the gospel. It takes discipline and focus in training to become the kind of athlete who excels in their…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - Don’t Limit What God Will Do Through You One of our primary assignments as a follower of Jesus is to reach outside of our comfort zone to administer the gospel to those who don’t look just like us. If we restrict o…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - We Need Each Other We need each other. We need daily encouragement and exhortation. The traps are set by the enemy, and our blindspots create opportunity. The word “encourage” is the intent to encourage, support, o…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - Read Your Bible and Your Bible Will Read You I proposed to our church family that we make 2025 the year of the Bible. Bible sales in our nation are up 22% due to a hunger for God’s Word. The author of Hebrews informs us …
The Daily Grind ☕️ - No Comparison Sometimes it feels like you can’t take another hit or one more negative event. You’re not alone, even though it may seem like it. Life can be hard. Paul recounted that there is a “glory” t…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - Convinced, Confident, Persuaded Paul was convinced, i.e., he was sure, confident, persuaded, that nothing could separate us from the love of God in Christ. This is monumental. The list of things that could distance us from God…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - Choose to Press On Everyone has regrets about past missteps, mistakes, and mishaps. It’s called being human and living a life. You can look back with remorse and sorrow or with gratitude for lessons learned and growth&md…
