Daily Verse — Colossians 3:23

 

"Whatsoever you do, do it with all your heart, as if you're doing it for God, and not for another. — Colossians 3:23

Even the ordinary, unseen work counts when it's done for Him."

Hello There from Stretchy Elephant

Hello there! Stretchy Elephant says hi. I'm so happy to share this little pilot greeting clip with you — more to come soon.

Strength When Heart and Body Are Tired

"My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever." — Psalm 73:26 Written by Asaph, one of David's worship leaders. He had been struggling honestly, watching people who ignore God seem to prosper while he suffered. In God's presence his perspective steadied, and this verse is his conclusion: even when body and heart give out, God Himself is his strength and his share.

Seeing Clearly

Today's Daily Radio Bible reading: Job 3–4 and Acts 8–9.

"The greatest blindness is being absolutely certain you already see clearly."

Job's friends were certain they understood his suffering — and they were wrong. Saul was certain he was right — until the road to Damascus.

Lord, open my eyes to see clearly. Show me where my certainty is blinding me, and give me the humility to listen and the grace to follow where You lead. Amen.

Time with God

"After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray." — Matthew 14:23

After feeding the 5,000, Jesus dismissed the crowd and went up the mountain alone to pray.

Even Jesus needed time alone with the Father. Time with God is not a break from the work — it is what makes the work possible.