Scripture Reading: Luke 23:26 - "And as they led Him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus." Devotional: Many view Simon of Cyrene carrying the cross as a powerful image of the Church's calling. We are, after all, cross-bearers. We follow "AFTER" Jesus. Sometimes we hear teachings that make us think Jesus suffered so we wouldn't have to. But Scripture paints a different pic

The Christian life is not a playground, but a battleground. While we often focus on the external battles, the most intimate work God performs is the surgical separation of our old nature from our new life in Christ. Let's focus on 3 fronts of how the Lord is currently refining His people. 1. The Defeat of the External Adversary The devil is described as a "roaring lion," but for the believer, he is a lion on a leash. His "day is dawning" not as a triumph, but as a final suns

Many of us have most likely sang (or at least heard of) the song "I saw the light" sung by Hank Williams Sr. (and a million other people). As I was reading Genesis chapter 1:4 the thought hit me, God saw the light. Let's put a pause in that statement; God … saw the light! He looked at it intently. Gazed upon it with pleasure And saw that it "was good." What jumped out to me was this; if the Lord has given us light, He looks at that light with interest. What if,