Today’s Verse: Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord; ~Romans 12:11 Do you love what you do? Someone has said, “Find what you enjoy doing, and you will never work another day in your life.” Someone else has said, “We make a living by what we earn; we make a life by who we invest in.” Romans 12:11 is a word of exhortation on how we can serve the Lord and others with passion. We see the diligent industrious. “Not slothful in business.” Slothfulness occur

Today’s Verse: And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business? ~Luke 2:49 The word must is a very strong verb. It is a word that indicates an imperative action. It is a call to perform a duty. It is a mandate requiring compliance and fulfillment. It is a word associated with a priority. The Lord Jesus lived by priority. There was no wasted time, wasted opportunities, or wasted events with Jesus. Would you consider wit

Today’s Verse: Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, while he was zealous for my sake among them, that I consumed not the children of Israel in my jealousy. ~Numbers 25:11 Someone who saves the day either prevents or stops a major misfortune or problem from happening or continuing. He is heroic. He is one of a kind. He is someone who, by his action and involvement, saves many people from a terrible fa

Today’s Verse: Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another? And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die. ~Genesis 42:1-2 Are you someone who is proactive or reactive in nature? People that are proactive are characterized by an aggressive, spirited, and zealous nature. They are people who desire to be ahead of the cur

Today’s Verse: And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, that God had prepared the people: for the thing was done suddenly. ~2 Chronicles 29:36 Being spontaneous is when we do something by natural impulse or tendency. It is something we do on the spot that was not necessarily planned for. There are many things we do that are planned and premeditated. This is part of being organized and orderly. There are other times when we must be spontaneous in our response and action. Thi

Today’s Verse: But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; ~2 Timothy 3:14 What’s the secret to finishing the Christian life victoriously well? The Apostle Paul was in the Mamertine prison and counting down the days before he would be executed for being a preacher of the gospel. He was concerned for the spiritual welfare of a young pastor named Timothy. As Paul closed out his final letter to Timothy

Today’s Verse: Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. ~Titus 2:14 Our scripture this morning challenges us about “living for Jesus.” God does not just save us from our sins so that we can go to heaven, but He saves us so that we have an eternal purpose in this life. Many believers miss out on all that God wants to do for and through them because they do not think in terms of the “ne

Today’s Verse: Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another? And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die. ~Genesis 42:1-2 Are you someone who is proactive or reactive in nature? People that are proactive are characterized by an aggressive, spirited, and zealous nature. They are people who desire to be ahead of the cur