Abiding In Him Devotional Archives

A Blind Boy in Central Park

There was a blind boy in New York City. Every day he would sit in Central Park with a sign that read: “I am blind, anything helps.”

Titanic wasn’t unsinkable. However, we do find an unsinkable boat in the Bible. Not because of its size, but because of who was on it.

Jesus didn’t heal a blind man just to have him crippled again by judgmental people who wanted to take swipes at his past.

The classic 70’s song “Simple Man” was written by Lynyrd Skynyrd. Jesus kept it pretty simple when teaching about the soul of a person.

Jesus turns mourners into ministers and hurting souls into healing vessels. He turns their mess into a message.

Idle time is the devil’s playground. That seemed to be the case with David as he got distracted by Bathsheba on the rooftop of his palace.

Those who don’t understand your pain will not understand your praise. When they don’t know your hurt, they won’t appreciate your hallelujahs!

One man refused to cower to the complacency of his time. He wasn’t going down without a fight. This man, Jonathan, was the king’s son.

God always has ways of reminding us of our childlike dependency on Him, and oftentimes it will come right after a big win.

Only Jesus can take us from the why did God allow it to the how God will use it. With Jesus, our grief is never divorced from a resurrection.