Haughtiness goes before destruction; humility precedes honor.Proverbs 18:12 (NLT) I’m not gonna lie. I had to look up the word “haughtiness” in order to remember what it means. So, here’s what I found. “Haughtiness is the appearance or quality of being arrogantly superior and disdainful.”[1] In other words, it is someone who is full ofContinueContinue reading “Third Place”
Author Archives: Chad Reisig
Show Mercy
And you must show mercy to those whose faith is wavering.Jude 1:22 (NLT) I have been blessed to teach bible classes Christian schools for nearly a decade. It is always amazing to me how hungry teens are for biblical truth. I believe we sometimes take it easy on them, not believing they can handle theContinueContinue reading “Show Mercy”
God’s Ambassadors
So we are Christ’s ambassadors; God is making his appeal through us. We speak for Christ when we plead, “Come back to God!”2 Corinthians 5:20 (NLT) One of the more intriguing jobs on the planet has got to be working as an ambassador. These men and women literally move to a different country in orderContinueContinue reading “God’s Ambassadors”
Hide-n-Seek Faith
If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.Romans 10:9 (NLT) I remember as a kid playing hide-n-seek with my older brother and some of the kids from our neighborhood. I was pretty good at it because I was veryContinueContinue reading “Hide-n-Seek Faith”
God Goggles
So we have stopped evaluating others from a human point of view. At one time we thought of Christ merely from a human point of view. How differently we know him now.2 Corinthians 5:16 (NLT) Have you ever assumed something about someone and it turned out to be false? If you just answered no, you’reContinueContinue reading “God Goggles”
Unseen Shark
For we live by believing and not by seeing. ~ 2 Corinthians 5:7 (NLT)
