Seeking the Life in Christ: November 2025

Friday, November 21, 2025

How Much of Jesus is Enough?

Meditations on

Staying In the Grace for Today

November 21, 2025

How Much of Jesus is Enough?

Jesus replied, “I am the bread of life.

Whoever comes to me will never be hungry again.

Whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.

John 6:35

Wouldn’t you like to take the verse above literally? Wouldn’t it be great if your faith in Jesus resulted in an abundant life and never being hungry or thirsty again? As we read the New Testament, it is very clear the followers of Jesus had no such experience. However, as we saw yesterday, those who diligently seek Jesus are rewarded by God. They find Jesus! And Jesus promises when we find him, he takes hold of us and never, ever, lets us go. (see John 10)

The experiences of the followers of Jesus throughout the New Testament bear witness that seeking and finding Jesus is enough. Material blessings are nice, but knowing Jesus is better. As an example, read the Apostle Paul’s testimony in Philippians 3.

The "Dayenu,” is a traditional Jewish song sung during the Passover Seder. The word "Dayenu" translates to, "it would have been enough.” The song is a list of things God did for the Israelites during the Exodus, with each item followed by "Dayenu," emphasizing that even if God had only done that one thing, it would have been enough. It is a good spiritual practice to ponder the question of how much of seeking Jesus is enough?

My Takeaway: My answer to this question is I don’t know yet. Like Paul, “I press on to possess that perfection for which Christ Jesus first possessed me.” (Philippians 3:12b)

Sē’lah

My book on prayer,

First Think, Then Pray

is now available on Amazon Kindle.

(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life. The meditations are published on the BLOG, http://seekingthelifeinchrist.blogspot.com/ and they are also distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com.

Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

Thursday, November 20, 2025

Diligently Seek

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Staying In the Grace for Today

November 20, 2025

Diligently Seek

But without faith it is impossible to please him:

for he that cometh to God must believe that he is,

and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

Hebrews 11:6 (KJV)

I looked at several translations of the verse quoted above. The NRSV did not include an adverb for ‘seek.’ The NLT says, “sincerely seek” and the NIV says, “earnestly seek.” I like the KJV translation best because I believe diligently seek is what the author of Hebrews wanted to convey. We can find several examples of diligent seekers in the Bible.

The shepherds were diligently seeking Jesus when they left their flocks in the field and journeyed into Bethlehem. The wise men were incredibly diligent as they traveled long and far as they followed the star to Israel. Simeon was diligent in his waiting for the appearance of the Messiah in Jerusalem. John and Andrew asked Jesus for his address, Matthew invited Jesus to his home for dinner. In Jericho, Zacchaeus climbed a sycamore-fig tree so he could see Jesus. And God rewarded all these diligent seekers.

I’ve paused for a few minutes and remembered the times when I can say I was diligently seeking the Lord. I was deligent five years ago when churches closed, and I sought a place where I could receive Holy Communion. God led me to an Anglican Church, and God has rewarded me abundantly. Two years ago, I was most diligent in my preparation to travel to Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre in Paris to partake of Holy Communion. That experience is never far from my thoughts. I’ve been writing these meditations for almost fifteen years. The process of writing is my most diligent arena, and I’ve been blessed by receiving affirmations of how my thoughts have helped draw people closer to the love of God.

My Takeaway: As I strive to make the life in Christ my way of life, I want my diligence in seeking Jesus to be my way of life, not just an occasional experience.

Sē’lah

My book on prayer,

First Think, Then Pray

is now available on Amazon Kindle.

(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Wisdom God Wants for Me

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Staying In the Grace for Today

November 19, 2025

Wisdom God Wants for Me

If you need wisdom, ask our generous God,

and he will give it to you.

He will not rebuke you for asking.

James 1:5

I find it very helpful, as I seek to make the life in Christ my way of life, that the Bible is very transparent about the lives of the people God called to fulfill his purpose for humankind. Thomas had his doubts, and Jesus met him at his point of need. Moses also doubted he could fulfill God’s calling, and God proved him wrong. Job was beset with all manner of trouble, and God did not abandon him or ignore him. Peter abandoned Jesus, and Jesus restored him. Paul faced so many dilemmas and hardships, but God never stopped pouring His grace into Paul’s life.

None of us are perfect, so there is no need or benefit to fake it. I think maybe God holds a special place for those of us with many questions and even doubts. God never turns away from those who seek, knock and ask Him. Remember, God wants to give us His good gifts, which includes His wisdom. In today’s world, many of us are very troubled by the political and economic culture. In a recent political poll, only ten to fifteen percent of the electorate valued honesty and integrity as an important quality in the candidates for political office. How sad. In these difficult and troubling times, God has promised us His wisdom so we can understand our world from God’s perspective.

My Takeaway: The wisdom God wants for me, and you, is His wisdom on how we can be a witness for Christ Jesus. I don’t have to look far for an answer as the number of prayer requests I receive is growing weekly. The more I seek God’s wisdom, the more I find I am staying in His grace for each day.

Sē’lah

My book on prayer,

First Think, Then Pray

is now available on Amazon Kindle.

(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Hope to Be Like Jesus

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November 18, 2025

Hope to Be Like Jesus

I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened

in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you.

Ephesians 1:18a (NIV)

What is the hope to which God has called us? In Romans 8:28, the Apostle Paul tells us that God is working all things together for good in our lives. Then at verse 29, Paul tells us about the good, or as he put it in the scripture quoted above, the hope to which He has called us:

For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son, so that his Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.

God’s good for us, His hope for us, is that we will become like Christ Jesus, our Lord and Savior. Really? YES! How? Paul also answers this question at Philippians 2:13,

For God is working in you, giving you the desire

and the power to do what pleases him.

God, through the Holy Spirit, is always at work in our lives forming Jesus within us. However, we are not meant to be passive as God is working all things together in our lives as He is forming Christ in us. We have a role in this great work. The first part of our role is to grasp, and to affirm God’s plan, the hope to which God has called us. The second part of our role is to keep our eyes on Jesus. (Hebrews 12:2) Jesus’ heart is pure. He never misses an opportunity to comfort or forgive. He never missed hearing his Heavenly Father speak to him. He always remained focused on the priorities God had given him and never allowed the seemly urgent overshadow those priorities. (Think about the story of Lazarus in John 11.)

My Takeaway: Hebrews 12:2 tells us to fix our eyes on Jesus. It also tells us that Jesus is the one who initiated our faith, and He is the one who will perfect our faith. I am confident that God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit can, and will, complete the work of forming Christ within me.

Sē’lah

My book on prayer,

First Think, Then Pray

is now available on Amazon Kindle.

(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

Monday, November 17, 2025

A Home for the Weary

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November 17, 2025

A Home for the Weary

He will not crush the weakest reed

or put out a flickering candle.

Matthew 12:20a

Matthew’s commentary on the beginning of Jesus ministry affirms Jesus is the fulfillment of Isaiah’s Messianic prophecy in Isaiah 9:1-2. In the scripture quoted above, Matthew again affirms Isaiah’s Messianic prophecy by quoting Isaiah 42:1-4. Please, take a moment to grasp the enormity of Matthew’s affirmation. God’s Messiah, Christ Jesus, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, is gentle and kind to his followers. Compassion for those who love him is a defining characteristic of our Lord. This characteristic is hugely important to me.

There have been times in my life when I was the weakest reed, the flickering candle. The command to “run with endurance the race God has set before us” fell on deaf ears. (Hebrews 12:1b) Matthew’s gospel is affirming that Jesus didn’t kick me to the curb in my weakest, flickering times. Hallelujah! In those times, we can hear the voice of our Master saying, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28) In the rest Jesus provides, we are renewed with confident trust in the Lord that enables us to continue in our mission to fulfill God’s will in our lives.

My Takeaway: In my times of weakness and weariness, I am learning to echo the words of the Apostle Paul as I proclaim, all praise to God, the Father of my Lord Jesus Christ. My merciful Father is the source of all comfort, and He comforts me in all my troubles. (See 2 Corinthians 1:3-4)

Sē’lah

My book on prayer,

First Think, Then Pray

is now available on Amazon Kindle.

(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

Friday, November 14, 2025

Give Thanks To the Lord

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Staying In the Grace for Today

November 14, 2025

Give Thanks To the Lord

Praise the Lord!

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good!

His faithful love endures forever.

Psalm 106:1

I truly want to make the life in Christ my way of life. As I am being trained in this way of righteousness, learning to stay in God’s grace for each day has become a guiding light, a way of keeping my eyes of Jesus. One way this is being worked out in my life is by becoming more intentional about giving thanks to the Lord. And by this, I don’t mean just generic thanks to the Lord, for he is good! I mean learning to specify to my Heavenly Father that for which I am thankful.

This is not difficult. It is a matter of pausing to reflect on how I am experiencing the Doxology, “Praise God from who all blessings flow.” Tuesdays we go grocery shopping. At lunch, my prayer before our meal always thanks God that our cup overflows with His blessings and our pantry is full. I pay my tithe weekly, and as I place my check in the offering plate, I am mindful that, everything we have has come from God, and we give God only what He first gave us! (1 Chronicles 29:14)

Saturdays are our time of preparation for our public worship on Sunday. I am learning to use this time to be mindful of the many blessings God has brought into our lives as we journey in the FOG, the Favor of God. I bring these blessings, with a thankful heart, before His throne of Grace in worship on Sunday.

My Takeaway: For several years, Cheryl and I have placed a Blessing Jar on our kitchen table. We use this quart size jar as a receptacle for our weekly blessings. On Sunday morning I list on a slip of paper the specific blessings God has poured into our lives in the preceding week, and I place the paper in the jar. On New Year’s Eve, we review each slip of paper again because we want to give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.

Sē’lah

My book on prayer,

First Think, Then Pray

is now available on Amazon Kindle.

(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

Thursday, November 13, 2025

Trading Places

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November 13, 2025

Trading Places

They have washed their robes in the blood of the Lamb and made them white.

Revelation 7:14c

The Book of Revelation paints a beautiful picture of the saints, the followers of Jesus, in heaven with him. In Rev. 3:4, Jesus says, “They will walk with me in white, for they are worthy.” Rev. 4:4 tells us, “Twenty-four thrones surrounded him, and twenty-four elders sat on them. They were all clothed in white and had gold crowns on their heads.”

The saints, the elders are all dressed in white. What about Jesus? In the Transfiguration, Jesus “clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning.” (Luke 9:29) How does Jesus appear with the saints in heaven? Rev. 19:13 tells us, “He wore a robe dipped in blood, and his title was the Word of God.”

Why isn’t Jesus wearing a white robe, a robe as bright as a flash of lightning? The Apostle Paul answers our question: “But Christ has rescued us from the curse pronounced by the law. When he was hung on the cross, he took upon himself the curse for our wrongdoing. (Galatians 3:13) Jesus traded places with us.

My Takeaway: On the Mount of Transfiguration, Jesus changed. His face changed, and his clothes became dazzling white. He had a heavenly appearance. He exchanged this for my robe of sin when he hung on the cross. And today I am his friend, his brother. Excuse me . . . I need to spend some time on my knees worshipping Jesus.

Sē’lah

My book on prayer,

First Think, Then Pray

is now available on Amazon Kindle.

(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Grace Greater Than Sin

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November 12, 2025

Grace Greater Than Sin

Then Jesus stood up again and said to the woman,

“Where are your accusers? Didn’t even one of them condemn you?”

“No, Lord,” she said.

And Jesus said, “Neither do I. Go and sin no more.”

John 8: 10-11

The most ancient Greek manuscripts do not include John 7:53–8:11. Even so, the account of Jesus and the woman “caught in the act of adultery” (John 8:3) is entirely consistent with the character of Jesus revealed in all four Gospels. In this episode, the religious leaders manufactured an incident to paint Jesus into a corner. Would Jesus condone sin and thus prove he is not the Messiah, or would he side with the law and risk alienating his followers? Jesus chose neither option.

When Jesus told the woman he did not condemn her, he was saying he forgave her. He was not saying her sin did not matter. He was saying his grace was greater than her sin. To receive his grace, and to live in his grace, meant that she could go forth with an ambition to sin no more.

Chapter 8 begins with the religious leaders wanting to stone to death a woman. Jesus intervened and both the woman and the religious leaders got an opportunity to step back and examine their lives. We don’t know what life changes the woman may have made, but the religious leaders made no change in the direction of their lives. Chapter 8 will end with these same religious leaders wanting to stone Jesus to death.

My Takeaway: We too can step back and examine our life. If you are like me, you may shutter at the memories of sin in your life. If so, take a moment and listen for the voice of Jesus speaking to you: “I do not condemn you! You are forgiven.”

Sē’lah

My book on prayer,

First Think, Then Pray

is now available on Amazon Kindle.

(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Comfort

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November 11, 2025

Comfort

All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort. He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others.

2 Corinthians 1: 3-4

In Second Corinthians, Paul uses the word comfort ten times in five verses and laid a foundation for the theme of this letter. There are extraordinary qualities to this very special comfort God is providing for us.

First, Paul tells us that the Comforter can identify with our pain and suffering. Through the passion of Christ, the Comforter personally experienced pain and suffering.

Secondly, the Comforter brings the assurance that our life has meaning. Nothing is being wasted: our labors, even though they may result in pain and suffering, are not in vain.

Thirdly, the very presence of the Comforter is a source of strength to us. There is a quality to this comfort that allows us to see beyond the shadows of earth and into the light of eternity, where the ultimate truth of God is revealed to us.

This is the ultimate truth: what is true of Jesus the Messiah becomes true for his people. The all-encompassing quality of Jesus’ life was that he rested in the sure knowledge that he was the beloved child of God. Paul teaches that as this was true for Jesus, it is also true for the followers of Jesus. God’s people can rest today in the sure knowledge that we are the beloved of God, and that nothing can separate us from God’s love for us in Christ Jesus.

My Takeaway: As I meditate on today’s passage, I recall the line from verse 4 in the 23^rd Psalm, my favorite prayer: “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.” (KJV) It has been enough for me to know, “Thou art with me.” This has been my comfort. Is this enough for you?

Sē’lah

My book on prayer,

First Think, Then Pray

is now available on Amazon Kindle.

(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

Monday, November 10, 2025

Finish Strong

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November 10, 2025

Finish Strong

We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God’s throne. Think of all the hostility he endured from sinful people; then you won’t become weary and give up

Hebrews 12:2-3

Five days ago, my meditation focused on Hebrews 12:1 and our mission to finish the race God set before us. Today, I see that our calling is not just to endure, but to finish strong. Like the Apostle Paul, I want to finish the race, I want to keep the faith. (2 Timothy 4:7-8) To this end, three truths are helping me.

First, when my birthday comes this December, it will not include an expiration date for learning, adapting, or excelling as I run the race God set before me. I trust God will continue to enable me to fulfill the mission He set before me.

Secondly, in the world we are surrounded by evil, misfits, and an astonishing number of people content to do what they think is right, even if it goes against two thousand years of moral and ethical teaching. Over and against this ‘reality’ of our times, I recall that God used a cast of evil misfits to accomplish His purposes. His cast includes such notables as drunken Lot who impregnated his daughter. This family lineage leads to Ruth the great grandmother of King David who murdered Bathsheba’s husband and fathered Solomon, who succeeded his father as King and filled Jerusalem with idolatry. Jesus’ earthly genealogy is a shining witness that God works ALL things together to accomplish His will.

My Takeaway: My third truth is the reality that I can fulfill my mission to run my race, and to finish strong, by keeping my eyes on Jesus. Because he is the one who initiated and perfects my faith.

Sē’lah

My book on prayer,

First Think, Then Pray

is now available on Amazon Kindle.

(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

Friday, November 7, 2025

Strength and Praise

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November 7, 2025

Strength and Praise

When I look at the night sky and see the work of your fingers—

the moon and the stars you set in place—

what are mere mortals that you should think about them,

human beings that you should care for them?

Psalm 8:3-4

Psalm 8 is a beautiful psalm of praise for God the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. When I read this Psalm, I recall a personal experience with its majesty. I had been visiting churches in Mexico, several miles south of Matamoros. It was late on a Sunday evening, and I had just finished preaching in the last church service for the day. My host took me to the home of one of his parishioners for supper. There was little ambient light, and it was very dark. As I looked up into the night sky, I was overwhelmed with the beauty, the majesty, of countless thousands of stars. My host immediately began quoting Psalm 8:3,

“When I look at the night sky and see the work of your fingers—

the moon and the stars you set in place—“

The greater majesty is discovering Jesus in this Psalm. The New Testament writers clearly thought Jesus was the mortal described in vv. 5-8. (See 1 Corinthians 15:27; Ephesians 1:22; and Hebrews 2: 5-8) Also, Jesus quoted this psalm, but in doing so added his own interpretation. His insight has fascinated me for years.

Verse 2 states, “From the mouth of infants and nursing babes You have established strength” (NASB). At Matthew 21:16, Jesus quotes this verse saying, “Out of the mouth of infants and nursing babies You have prepared praise for Yourself’” (NASB). (Emphasis mine) So which is it? Has God ordained strength or praise out of the mouths of infants and babes? Yes.

In our home, Cheryl and I frequently quote Habakkuk’s Prayer:

Even though the fig trees have no blossoms, and there are no grapes on the vines; even though the olive crop fails, and the fields lie empty and barren; even though the flocks die in the fields, and the cattle barns are empty, yet I will rejoice in the Lord! I will be joyful in the God of my salvation! (Habakkuk 3:17-18)

My Takeaway: Our strength comes from our praise of the LORD.

Sē’lah

My book on prayer,

First Think, Then Pray

is now available on Amazon Kindle.

(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

Thursday, November 6, 2025

Run Your Race

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November 6, 2025

Run Your Race

And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us.

Hebrews 12:1b

In 2025, there were only twelve complete games pitched in Major League Baseball. Fifty years ago, there were over 1,000. Times have changed and there is no longer an emphasis on going the distance, pitching a complete game in MLB. We can see these changes in many places in our culture. Frequent changes in careers, residences, and family units are now norms in our culture. As we seek the life in Christ as our way of life, as we are seeking to stay in God’s grace for each day, we want to remember that our Lord modeled finishing the race God set before him. So also did the Apostle Paul. So also, the followers of Jesus are called to run with endurance the race God has set before us.

Let us first be sure about the race God has set before us. Our race is unique for each of us. God has given us spiritual gifts to equip us for the race He has set before us. Our race will be fine-tuned over time by God to meet our unique circumstances, but our race is the one God set before us. I know I am called by God to proclaim the Gospel. I started as a Sunday School teacher, and as an evangelist on mission trips. This part of my race prepared me for the thirty-two years I preached Jesus from a pulpit. Now my race is primarily along the route of these daily meditations, which reached more than thirty thousand readers last month.

Running our race requires endurance. We are meant to complete the race, to go the distance. There will be obstacles, hinderances, and we will get weary. Even so, we keep our eyes on Jesus and on our goal to finish our race. Along the way we will need encouragement, and one way to cultivate this encouragement is to practice being an encourager of others who also are running their race.

My Takeaway: Recently my niece completed the Marine Corps Marathon. She noted that as she approached mile seventeen, she saw, and heard, her husband who was positioned along her route shouting encouragement. She said he was at the right place at the right time to give her the boost she needed. Being an encourager is angelic work!

Sē’lah

My book on prayer,

First Think, Then Pray

is now available on Amazon Kindle.

(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

Wednesday, November 5, 2025

How Much More

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November 5, 2025

How Much More

“Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you.” For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.

Matthew 7:7-8

Jesus teaches us here that God wants our prayers to be bold, adventuresome and flowing from our heart. Our prayers are not judged on whether we get the words, doctrine or theology right. Our prayers are not judged good because we rightly understand our own needs, or what is best for us. We don’t need to understand our own needs because “(our) Father knows exactly what (we) need even before (we) ask him!” (Matthew 6:8).

Jesus is telling us to just ‘ask’ God! With childlike trust in God, we can ask our Abba, tell Him what is in our heart, and trust Him to sort out our prayers. There will be times when we are not able to articulate what we are feeling. In those times, Jesus says we are to seek God. That doesn’t mean God is hiding; rather, this is an invitation to be persistent as we keep praying until God’s peace gives us the assurance we are in His grasp.

There are other times when we are desperate. Articulating our prayers is not an issue. Neither do we need to seek to find God; we know where He is. What we need is help, and we need it now! In those times, Jesus says Heaven awaits our holy boldness. Jesus assures us that when we bang on the doors of heaven, the Heavenly doors will be opened for us.

Jesus is teaching us about what the Apostle Paul called “the new way of living in the Spirit” (Romans 7:6). To emphasize the wonder of our right-standing relationship with God, Jesus introduces a wonderful phrase: “how much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts to those who ask him” (Matthew 7:11b Emphasis mine). This may be a good time to pause and ask ourselves, “How is it going with my life?” Where are the places in my life where I can heed Jesus’ invitation to keep on asking, keep on seeking, and keep on knocking?

My Takeaway: As I ponder the areas of my life where I want to keep on asking, seeking and knocking, I do so with the assurance of Jesus’ promise of how much more my heavenly Father wants to give good gifts to me.

Sē’lah

My book on prayer,

First Think, Then Pray

is now available on Amazon Kindle.

(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

I Am His Sheep

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November 4, 2025

I Am His Sheep

So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus.

Romans 8:1

When I read Romans 8, I feel like a kid in a candy shop. It’s not hyperbole to say that everything we need to know about living as a child of God is found in Romans 8. Scholars have written entire commentaries just on chapter 8 because it is so densely packed with revelations of how God intends for his children to be transformed by the death, burial, resurrection and ascension of Jesus Christ. As a devotional exercise, you may want to spend 39 days with chapter 8, taking just one verse each day to ponder, meditate, and open your heart for God to speak to you.

Romans 8: 1-2 are so important to me, I include this citation in my email address. But for today, I want to focus on verse one quoted above. I have often noted that one of my favorite prayers includes the line, “My life is not my own. I belong to God. My creation and redemption I belong to God.” The truth of our belonging to God is the substance of the foundation of our life in Christ. Our belonging to Christ is established by Jesus’ own words:

“My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them away from me, for my Father has given them to me, and he is more powerful than anyone else. No one can snatch them from the Father’s hand. The Father and I are one.”

John 10:27-20

My Takeaway: In Philippians 3, the Apostle Paul described his life’s ambition as pressing on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of him. Yes, and amen. I too am holding on to the One who has laid hold of me; I am holding on to Jesus to whom I belong.

Sē’lah

My book on prayer,

First Think, Then Pray

is now available on Amazon Kindle.

(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

Friday, November 21, 2025

How Much of Jesus is Enough?

Thursday, November 20, 2025

Diligently Seek

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Wisdom God Wants for Me

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Hope to Be Like Jesus

Monday, November 17, 2025

A Home for the Weary

Friday, November 14, 2025

Give Thanks To the Lord

Thursday, November 13, 2025

Trading Places

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Grace Greater Than Sin

Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Comfort

Monday, November 10, 2025

Finish Strong

Friday, November 7, 2025

Strength and Praise

Thursday, November 6, 2025

Run Your Race

Wednesday, November 5, 2025

How Much More

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

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