May 18 Grace is a great equalizer because every saint has a past and every sinner has a future. (Gray, Derwin “The Good Life” pg. 155) Day 84 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. The fall of Mariupol is almost complete. Ukrainian leaders have convinced the brave fighters in the steel mill to surrender. A few … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion
May 17 The only things condemned are your shame and guilt. They are condemned to the bottom of the ocean. So, let’s stop putting on our scuba gear and revisiting what God has forgotten and buried. Let’s stay on the beach of His grace, soak in his Son-rays of mercy, and sip on some ice-cold … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion
May 12 Imagine how different our communities, nations, and world would be if we walked in the mercy and unity of Jesus. (Gray, Derwin “The Good Life” pg. 127) Day 78 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. The desperate wives of the trapped soldiers of the Mariupol Steel Mill went before the Pope to plea for … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion
May 10 I long for sad things to be untrue one day. I hunger for wrongs to be made right. I thirst for the hurt to be healed and the broken to be fixed. I want decay and death to give way to life and human flourishing. (Gray, Derwin “The Good Life” pg. 97) Day … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion
May 6 The more clearly we see God’s holiness, the more clearly we see our sin; the more we appreciate God’s grace, the more we desire to obey Jesus. (Gray, Derwin “The Good Life” pg. 79) Day 72 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Somehow Ukrainian forces were able to evacuate a total of “500” civilians … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion
May 5 God’s grace has a humbling power that will redirect your life. Humility is not weakness. Humility is placing yourself under the grace, glory, love, and mission of God. It gives you a supernatural ability to accomplish God’s mission. Happy are the humble, for God will do above and beyond all they think or … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion
May 4 Jesus is the doctor who performs surgery with a scalpel called mercy. He does not write healing prescriptions in ink but in his blood. As the Great Physician, he also gives the sick universal health insurance, in which he assumes the debt and pays for all the expenses. (Gray, Derwin “The Good Life” … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion
May 3 God’s greatest goal, his unrelenting aim and passion, is to form Christ in us. (Gray, Derwin “The Good Life” pg. 53) Day 69 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. AP News actually ran an honest look at the conflict in Ukraine. Click here to see the true images of this horrible human catastrophe, a … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion
May 2 Over the years of sitting at Jesus’ feet, I’ve found that the more time I spend with him, the more I am connected to his heart. And somehow, in a way that only he understands, I am a better person because my love for people and their plight increases. (Gray, Derwin “The Good … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion
April 30 We can’t be poor in spirit when we are seeking to rule ourselves. We can’t live the good life when we’re wrapped up in our sinfulness. (Gray, Derwin “The Good Life” pg. 47) Day 66 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Yesterday, AP News reported on the first known American casualty of the Russia-Ukraine … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion
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