As for Me and My House – Day 21
Colossians 3:23-24
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. What does it take to win …
As for Me and My House – Day 20
Psalm 96:3
Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples.
We can be life changers by telling our stories. Each of us can “declare His glory among …
As for Me and My House – Day 19
Romans 12:15-16
Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited. Let’s face it—we all struggle with…
As for Me and My House – Day 18
Proverbs 22:9
The generous will themselves be blessed, for they share their food with the poor.
Steve, a 62-year-old homeless military veteran, attempted to earn money by displaying his hand-drawn art…
As for Me and My House – Day 17
Isaiah 58:6-7
Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the …
As for Me and My House – Day 16
Hebrews 13:16
And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
Eighteenth-century English cleric John Wesley had this for his rule of life: Do all the good you can…
As for Me and My House – Day 15
Mark 10:43-45
...whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.
As for Me and My House – Day 14
1 John 2:15-17
Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world.
As for Me and My House – Day 13
1 Peter 2:9
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Have you ever had a special possession?
As for Me and My House – Day 12
Galatians 2:20
I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. When Christ died on the cross, we …
As for Me and My House – Day 11
Psalm 51:17
My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise.
According to Tim Keller, a broken and contrite heart “knows how little it deserves yet how …
As for Me and My House – Day 10
Romans 12:1-2
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing …
As for Me and My House – Day 9
Matthew 13:44
The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. Leading up to the 1994 World Cup, our son collected…
As for Me and My House – Day 8
James 1:17-18
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.
As for Me and My House – Day 7
Psalm 9:1-2
I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart;I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.I will be glad and rejoice in you;I will sing the praises of your name, O Most High. Have you ever had a day when nothing went right?
As for Me and My House – Day 6
Ephesians 5:18-20
...be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for …
As for Me and My House – Day 5
Hebrews 13:15
Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise—the fruit of lips that openly profess his name.
Sometimes it’s easy to praise God. But sometimes, it takes an act of will. When things are not…
As for Me and My House – Day 4
Psalm 107:1
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story—those he redeemed from the hand of the foe, those he gathered from the lands, from east and …
As for Me and My House – Day 3
Hebrews 12:28
Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe. Since 9/11, we’ve learned that even things we used to think of as unshakeable,
As for Me and My House – Day 2
Philippians 4:4-7
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving…