Tag: Michael Kelley

If God looks at the heart, then we are all laid bare before the Lord at any given moment. He knows the real us.

Like Jesus, his followers are meant to light the world and to light it brightly.

Just like a race isn’t an aimless kind of walk, so also is our journey with Jesus. From the moment we believe in Jesus, God puts us on a journey of transformation.

One of the reasons why we should commit ourselves to a local church is so that the faith community can help us grow in our faith.

As Christians, we do not have to wonder if God is with us. The question is just how aware we are of him, not whether or not he is there.

You are going to be doing these things on the same day every year. And these things will mark this day as one out of the ordinary.

A Christian who is secure in their faith will willingly, and joyfully, serve without recognition. Indeed, they will seek to do so and will rejoice that God sees and takes notice of what is done in secret.

Bread was, when Jesus first gave us this way to pray, the staple of life. The very basic element of every meal. And yet even this, Jesus reminds us, we cannot really provide for ourselves. And though we might have bread in our pantry today, praying for our daily bread is one of the means by which we pursue humility.