Tag: Christian living
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Day 168: Six Things “Heaping Burning Coals” Could Mean (Proverbs 25:21-22)
What does it mean to “heap burning coals” on your enemy’s head? The answer may not be as obvious as you’ve been told—but the command is.
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Day 167: T-Shirts, Bumper Stickers, Waffles, and Pancakes (2 Chronicles 8:11)
Followers of Jesus don’t live compartmentalized lives. There is no sacred and secular divide when the Holy Spirit dwells within us.
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Day 166: Praying the Psalms: Psalm 149
Why is Psalm 149 so joyful? Because God takes delight in His people. There is a time for repentance and tears—but this is not that day. Today is a head-banging Hallelujah.
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Day 148: Meet Me in the Middle (Psalm 117)
Psalm 117 is the middle chapter of the Protestant Bible—and the shortest. Right in the middle of judgment and mercy, prophecy and gospel, wisdom and apocalypse, stands a tiny psalm reminding the world of God’s steadfast love for all peoples. Two verses. A tiny psalm. A massive invitation.
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Day 146: Nap Time (Psalm 131)
On the anniversary of my mom’s homegoing, this one hit hard today. There is a deep rest that comes from trusting God like a child at nap time—safe, held, and free from the weight of the world.
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Day 145: Gonna Lay Down My Burdens (1 Chronicles 23:25-26)
1 Chronicles 23, David announces something remarkable: “The LORD… has given rest to his people.” The wandering years were over. The burdens could finally be laid down. Yet the Levites were not without purpose. The wearying work ended, but the work of worship continued. Maybe that is what heaven will be like—not the end of…