JUST A MINUTE
“Just A Minute” is a daily devotional to help you connect with God as you navigate your day. Enter your email address below to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.
Your Ordinary Day
I sometimes imagine that offering my life to God should feel like a big, holy moment. But most days, my life looks like answering messages,
Worship
There are questions we may never fully answer on this side of heaven. But we can know the character of the One holding our unanswered
From, Through and For
Everything begins with God. Paul ends his doxology, his prayer in Romans 11:36 with, “For from him and through him and for him are all
Not Transactional
Sometimes we unconsciously treat our relationship with God like a transaction. “I served, so God should bless me.” “I obeyed, so life should be easier.”
No Advice Needed
Have you ever told God exactly how He should solve your problem? We pray, but sometimes our prayers sound more like detailed instructions: “God, here
When You Don’t Understand
There will be moments in your life when you do not understand what God is doing. You may wonder why He allowed something. Why He
You Don’t Have to Understand Everything
After wrestling with difficult questions about Israel, salvation, mercy, and God’s plan, Paul ends Romans 11 with worship. He wrote in Romans 11:33, “Oh, the
Irrevocable
In Romans 11:29, Paul wrote, “For God’s gifts and his call are irrevocable.” (NIV) This verse is not primarily a promise that every personal opportunity,
Humble Faith
Grace leaves no room for pride. Paul warned Gentile believers not to look down on the Jewish people. The Gentiles had been grafted into God’s
Don’t Mistake the Stump for the Story
Sometimes all we can see is what has been cut down. A relationship has changed. A dream has ended. Someone we love has walked away
Based On Grace
Grace is God giving us what we could never earn and inviting us to receive it by faith. Yet even after we begin our relationship
Beautiful Feet
Someone in your life needs to hear that God loves them. They need to know that their mistakes are not the end of their story.
Never Put to Shame
When we place our faith in Jesus, our identity is no longer built of what we have done or what has been done to us.
Confess, Believe, Receive
The message of salvation is wonderfully simple: confess, believe, and receive. Paul writes in Romans 10:9, “If you declare with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’
Closer Than You Think
Sometimes we make following Jesus more complicated than it needs to be. We think we need to know more, understand everything, fix ourselves, or have