BIG Life Devotional | Daily Devotional for Women
A daily devotional podcast for women hosted by Pamela Crim, offering spiritual guidance and encouragement through biblical teachings and personal reflections. Each episode aims to inspire listeners to live a bigger life with faith and purpose.
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2164 Destination – Jesus
God has promised He has good plans for you (Jeremiah 29:11), but wouldn’t it be nice if He included turn-by-turn directions? I mean REALLY nice. Not some vague “trust Me” and “walk by faith” business. I want GPS. I want step-by-step instructions complete with an arrival time and the occasional heavenly notification saying, “There’s a problem ahead. I’
2163 Just Be Caught
This week, I watched a simple video of a man in a suit with a strong Irish accent explain something so beautifully and so clearly. He talked about how easily we twist salvation into being faith plus works.
He posed one question: If you were to die tonight and stand at the gates of Heaven, how would you explain why you’re there?
He said if you answer that question in the first person, youR
2162 God of Both
Life is full of mountains and valleys. One day we’re standing on the mountaintop, taking in the view and thanking God for how good life feels. The next, we’re walking through a valley we never saw coming, wondering how we got here and how we’ll ever make it through.
That’s life. No one gets a permanent address on the mountaintop, and no one stays in the valley forever. We a
2161 Not Over Yet
What do you do when it’s over?
Not when it’s hard.
Not when it’s uncertain.
Not when things could still work out.
What do you do when it’s OVER?
When the divorce papers are signed.
When the prodigal still hasn’t come home.
When the doctor’s report confirms your worst fear.
When the bank account is empty.
When the addiction wins again.
When what was already bad s
2160 Powerful Not Pitiful
Here’s my prayer for you today: May you be led by what is in you, not by what is around you.
Because what is around you is loud.
Distractions.
Drama.
Disappointment.
Fear.
Bad news.
Negative people.
The invitation to live a small, defeated, mediocre life is everywhere. But daughter of God, you were never created to live looking down.
Downcast.
Downtrodden.
Down in the dumps.
Down is not your
2159 In the Name of Jesus
There are probably things you do every day without really knowing why you do them.
Think about it.
When we meet someone new, we shake hands. But why? The original purpose was to show that your weapon hand was empty and that you came in peace. Most of us aren’t checking each other for concealed swords anymore, yet the handshake remains. We do it because it’s what we’ve always done
2158 The Lord Jesus Christ
In Scripture, there is great significance behind a name. A name was much more than a label or a way to identify someone.
Today, names often carry little significance beyond what sounded good to our parents at the time. We choose names from baby books, family traditions, or popularity lists. Most people never stop to ask what their name means. It’s simply what people call us. Take me, for exa
2157 Live Different – Fruits Part 16
Under the direction of the Spirit and his inner influence, you live DIFFERENT. Absolutely nothing changes a person like the Spirit of God. This is change from within, change at the very core of who you are. It is lasting change that makes you into a radically new person.
The Holy Spirit leaves nothing untouched, nothing undone, nothing unchanged. Gradually and continually God’s presence with
2156 The Fruit of Self-Control – Fruits Part 15
Here it is—today we study the final fruit of the Spirit. And isn’t it just like God to save a grand lesson for last? The one fruit every one of us knows we desperately need: Self-control.
In mentoring women to pursue their God-given goals and live the life they were created for, I hear this all the time: “Pamela, I just don’t have any willpower. I have no self-control.”
Hav
2155 The Fruit of Gentleness – Fruits Part 14
As God’s presence takes up residence in you and becomes your guide, that harsh outer shell begins to break away. The walls you’ve built crumble. And what grows like fresh ivy taking over that old exterior is GENTLENESS.
Gentleness is not weakness, nor is it passive. This word translated into ‘gentleness’ was used to describe a powerful horse that had been trained. The horse
2154 The Fruit of Faithfulness – Fruits Part 13
Faithfulness isn’t something our culture celebrates very much. We celebrate talent, success, influence, and achievement. But heaven celebrates something different. Heaven celebrates faithfulness.
In the life of someone not under the influence of the Holy Spirit, faithfulness is a constant struggle. But in the life of someone filled with the Spirit, faithfulness begins to grow naturally. It b
2153 The Fruit of Goodness – Fruits Part 12
When we are under the influence of the Holy Spirit, our very character changes. From within, we become different. Girl, you’re simply not who you once were.
Have you noticed as you change and grow it almost puts a spotlight on our loved ones who are NOT. Maybe someone you love is NOT under the influence of the Holy Spirit and they seem to be stuck in old way … well, they are. When you
2152 The Fruit of Kindness – Fruits Part 11
In our study of the fruits of the Spirit, we’re understanding this isn’t a list of attributes to strive for, it’s not a checklist for being a follower of Jesus, it’s the tangible results that grow in our lives when we’re connected to God. FRUITS of the Spirit. Fruit grows. Fruit is the natural outcome of a healthy tree.
The Holy Spirit is God’s presence living w
2151 The Fruit of Patience – Fruits Part 10
Patience is actually NOT something you lack when the Holy Spirit dwells within you. Patience is something that naturally grows within you and is produced in your life. It’s a byproduct of the presence of God. Just as an apple tree naturally grows apples, as God’s girl, you naturally grow patience.
So why do you feel like you’re lacking it? Why do you still get frustrated in the w
2150 The Fruit of Peace – Fruits Part 9
The fruits of the spirit are the direct results of God’s presence in our lives. It’s the natural byproduct produced from within us when God’s Holy Spirit lives in us. Today we study the 3rd evidence that grows like fruit on a tree. Galatians 5:23, “But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, PEACE …”
Peace. In Greek, Jesus would have
2149 The Fruit of JOY – Fruits Part 8
Joy is one expression of the life of Jesus growing within us. What exactly is joy? It’s deep, not surface level. It is permanent, not circumstantial. It’s a settled confidence, not a mood. It’s a spiritual strength, not a changing emotion.
And this joy, according to Nehemiah 8:10, is the source of your strength.
Joy is supernatural, not natural. The source of joy is God – n
2148 The Fruit of Love – Fruits Part 7
Galatians 5:22, “But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: LOVE …”
God isn’t asking us to manufacture love. This isn’t about trying harder. God invites us to connect with him and grow in him, and as we abide in him, his love naturally flows through us.
Jesus says “Apart from me you can do nothing.” (John 15:5) This is why some people ar
2147 The Inside Story – Fruits Part 6
Returning to our study on the Fruits of the Spirit, this is part 6. So far we’ve looked at living on the wrong side of the list – what happens when we live WITHOUT the direction of the Holy Spirit and under the influence of the world and our flesh. We see all those things that create destruction and chaos in our lives, but wow, they happen so naturally. We don’t have to try to be
2146 Seven Year Miracle
(This is an unscripted devotional sharing the story of a 7 year miracle in the making.)
Story of the Prodigal – Luke 15: 11-24
Waited for 4 years – began to run out of hope – tried in desperation to do it my way – to regain control – to force, manipulate
Story of Waiting – John 5: 2-9
38 years, but he still showed up there. He still had someone carry him there t
2145 Meet the Spirit – Fruits Part 5
This week we’ve studied what our lives looks like without the Holy Spirit. Without God’s influence, without God’s direction over our life, we naturally drift toward dysfunction, selfishness, broken relationships, and sin. Left to ourselves, our sinful nature becomes the driving force behind our decisions, our attitudes, and our actions.
That’s exactly what Paul describes in
2144 The Better Party – Fruits Part 4
Today, we’re wrapping it up – the yuck list of what our lives can become when we are not under the influence of the Holy Spirit and following his guidance. So far in Galatians 5: 19-21 we’ve seen the sexual sins we so easily fall into, then the attitudes and behaviors that damage our relationship with God and others. It’s been a real yuck fest hanging out on the wrong side
2143 Hidden Sins We Excuse – Fruits Part 3
Open up your Bibles to Galatians 5 and we’re going to add a few more to the list of yuck – Yes, the left side of the list under the label “Without the Holy Spirit”. We’re looking at what we do and who we naturally become the Holy Spirit isn’t given room in our lives and we’re directed by the world and our flesh. This list is like a blarring alarm, “W
2142 The Wrong Side – Fruits Part 2
When you live under the influence of the Holy Spirit, beautiful things naturally grow in your life. However, when you lack the things that grow in our lives under the direction of the Holy Spirit it’s because you’re NOT under the direction of the Holy Spirit. You’re not connected to Jesus. You’re connected to the world and you’re under the influence of your flesh.
Yes
2141 Under the Influence – Fruits Part 1
There is something directing your life. You’re not doing this on your own. You’re either under the influence of the world and the flesh, or you’re under the influence of the Holy Spirit. One of these guides your thoughts, your attitude, your perspective and your actions – and your life looks radically different depending on your influencing factors. Look around my friend &#
2140 Straighten Up
Luke 13:10-13: “On a Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues, and a woman was there who had been crippled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not straighten up at all. When Jesus saw her, he called her forward and said to her, ‘Woman, you are set free from your infirmity.’ Then he put his hands on her, and immediately she straightened up and pr
2139 Your Disciplined Surrender
God isn’t looking for the strongest, the smartest, the most experienced, or the most qualified. None of the things we place such importance on are on God’s list of expectations of us.
God asks for something specific from us … believe. Simply believe he will do what he says he will do. Believe he can do it through you and he can do it for you.
We are so quick to dismiss ourselves.
2138 Guided, Not Certain
Is there a decision you’ve been avoiding because you’re afraid of getting it wrong? How long have you been waiting for certainty before taking a step? Here’s the problem: Certainty rarely comes before obedience.
When you make a choice, you stand a chance of being wrong, and who likes being wrong? I’ve never met a single person who enjoys being wrong. Because of our fear of
2137 Jesus Is Sleeping
Have you ever been on a boat in a stormy sea? Have you ever seen waves so big they can swallow your boat? Have you ever felt the panic of beginning to sink?
I haven’t, and I must say, I’m quite grateful. I love living through an adventure to get to the other side with a good story, but that’s one I prefer to just read about.
The disciples had this real-life experience, and Mark g
2136 Healing For My Girls
Life has a way of convincing us that nothing will ever change.
Faith reaches for Jesus anyway.
Jesus specializes in restoring what looks lost.
Mark 5: 21-43 (two separate stories intertwined)
Has the vibrant, joyful woman God created you to be been buried beneath years of disappointment?
Have the circumstances of life pressed down so heavily on you that you’re no longer truly living—you are
2135 No Lone Rangers
Alright, my armored up sister – we have a battle all around us – what are we going to do about it?
Well, here’s what we’re NOT called to do – we’re not called to run head first into battles with the enemy. We’re not told to sneak into enemy territory and plan an attack. We’re told to put on our armor and STAND FIRM. Do not waver. Do not back down. Don’t give an inch of terr
2134 Sword School
Now that we have all 5 pieces of our armor, the belt of truth around our waist, the breastplate of righteousness covering our heart, the shoes of peace for our ready feet, the shield of faith in one hand to protect us from the fiery arrows, and the helmet of salvation protecting our mind, we have one last thing to do …
Ephesians 6:17, “Take the sword of the Spirit which is the word of God.”
We hav
2133 Eyes on Jesus
In the halls of our Venice, Italy retreat house are priceless paintings and works of art. Clearly, the owner is a serious collector. But one piece stopped me.
It hangs in a second-story hallway—gold-framed, almost sculpted into the canvas itself. It’s not just a painting; it has depth, dimension, movement. Figures seem to step forward out of the frame and cast real shadows on the wall. And it tell
2132 Faith Under Fire
Here we are, God’s daughters, under attack. Every day the enemy attacks with the hopes of distracting us or distancing us from God. That’s why we must put on the full armor God has offered us. He doesn’t want his girls vulnerable to the devil, he wants us victorious.
Last week we studied the first 3 pieces of our God given armor for the spiritual battle:
The Belt of Truth
The Breastplate of Righte
2131 Don’t Fight Barefoot
There are 3 pieces of God’s armor we are to “put on”.
1. The belt of truth.
2. The breastplate of righteousness.
3. The shoes of peace.
In getting dressed for the unseen spiritual battle, the final thing we put on are our shoes. And think about it, you’re not ready to leave if you don’t have your shoes on. My husband knows I’m not really walking out the door if my shoes aren’t on. My shoes are the
2130 The Bulletproof Vest
Part of your armor against the ploys of the enemy is a bulletproof vest for your heart. If Satan can twist your heart, if he can harden your heart, if he can damage your heart, then he renders you ineffective. Nobody looks at a cynical, irritable, negative, grouchy Christian and says, ‘wow, I gotta have what she has.’ Yip – ineffective! Zero impact for Jesus. Saved but not set apart for good
2129 Put Your Belt On
When you really know about the unseen spiritual battle happening, you then have a choice … stand with God in the battle, or sit down and dismiss yourself from it. Sadly, most of us either refuse to acknowledge the battle happening at all – or – we refuse to allow our self-centered little lives to be bothered with it. But the truth is, we are bothered by it, continually. Every single fa
2128 See the Unseen
Yesterday we studied the importance of becoming strong in the Lord before we try to armor up for battle against our enemy, the devil. Again, what good is the best armor in the world if the soldier has no strength to stand? God is strong and he wants his girl strong. God is strong and he’s not raising weak daughters.
Remember, how do you gain this strength? By supernatural infusion! It’s our CONNEC
2127 Supernatural Infusion of Strength
Ephesians 6:10, “Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.” This comes BEFORE you put on the armor in verses 11-17.
Putting even the best armor on a weak soldier does no good in the battle. The soldier must be strong to use the armor. Maybe you’re weak right now – girl you don’t need heavy armor – first you need to be strengthened.
How do we gain this strength? “Be strong IN the L
2126 A Contagious Carrier
Remember how yesterday we talked about Jesus and Peter needing to pay their taxes, and Jesus tells Peter to do what he’s always done – go fishing. But this would be a completely different fishing experience because this time, Peter was fishing with Jesus – and Jesus is the difference maker. God had perfectly aligned just the right fish with a valuable coin in its mouth to bite Peter’s
2125 The Difference Maker
Have you ever noticed how easy it is to miss God when life feels ordinary?
We pray for miracles, yet overlook the countless ways Heaven is already moving around us. We beg God for provision while standing in the middle of prayers he’s already answering. We ask him to open doors, never realizing the door in front of us was opened by his hand all along.
Girl, God is working in your life right now.
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2124 More To the Story
Have you ever listened to someone tell a story and thought, “Please get to the point.” Some people include every detail, every side story, every random moment. And when they say, ‘To make a long story short,’ you know the story is about to get longer.
Now, when it comes to your Bible, long stories are kept short. One encounter with Jesus would be an entire best selling book, and instead we read ab
2123 Heaven’s Hidden Battle
Today in Venice, I will take my retreat girls to a church most tourists will never enter. Not because they can’t—but because they pass right by it.
There’s no line wrapping around the building. No admission ticket. No crowds shuffling through with cameras. It’s not treated like a museum or a famous attraction. Years ago, when I was completely lost wandering the winding canals of Venice, I stumbled
2122 A Set Apart Woman
Basilica of Santa Margherita — the big church perched high above Cortona. From down in the valley, it almost seems to float above the town. This church is dedicated to Margaret of Cortona. Margaret is unlike any other saint you will likely ever hear about. Her story is fascinating and dramatic. If you were choosing the story of a woman to become a saint known for her faith in Jesus, this would not
2121 Don’t Be an Asophoi
Ephesians 5: 15-17, “So be careful how you live. Don’t live like fools (asophoi), but like those who are wise. Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days. Don’t act thoughtlessly, but understand what the Lord wants you to do.”
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2120 Before the Sun Sets
Just as God has a work he wants to do in your life, so does the enemy. The devil wants to do a work in your mind. He wants to do his nasty work in your heart. And he wants to bring absolute destruction to your relationships. And here’s the really dangerous thing … you may just be doing the devil’s work for him.
That’s right – you might be causing the destruction yourself. Most of us have par
2119 Power To Change
When you realize how truly loved you are by God, you are made complete with two things: the fullness of life and the power that comes from God. Knowing you are loved frees you to live like never before. Not in fear and not in shame, but in bold courage to show up in this life you have been given and live like the girl you were truly created to be. Oh how I pray you are living in that freedom, my s
2118 The Love Encounter
Something happens in your life when you have a personal encounter with God’s love. Something that changes you.
I’m sure you know that God loves you. But do you only know that on a surface level?
For some, it’s a mere blanket statement of faith – nothing more than a thing you say because it’s what everyone else says. “Jesus loves me this I know – for the Bible tells me so.” But Go
2117 Measurement of Love
You were specifically designed with love for love. At your very core is the need for love. As humans, we are in constant pursuit of love. And ultimately, every behavioral issue we ever experience is in some way trying to earn love, experience love, experience love or force love. What messes we create when we fear love is uncertain, conditional, or unavailable to us.
This is why as women we seek at
2116 Helmet On, Girl
Your thoughts have a massive effect on your life. Every single day, your thoughts are either running the moment or allowing you to enjoy the moment. The truth is, you simply can’t have a positive life with a negative mind. God created your mind for life and peace, but the enemy fights hard to distort our thinking. Understand, today there’s still a battle going on in your mind, and it&#
2115 Get In the Flow
How many of you would admit you over-complicate things sometimes? You overthink things and make things harder than they really need to be. Today, let’s let God drastically simplify a few things for us so we really get it.
Yesterday we looked at that well known scripture, Romans 8:28, “We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God, who are called according to
2114 Heaven’s Interruptions
Nobody loves having their plans ruined. Nobody loves seeing all they’ve been working on completely fall apart. It feels discouraging. It feels overwhelming. But what if we’re just looking at it wrong?
What if all that’s happening here with your ruined plans and failed attempts is heavenly things interrupting earthly things? Think about that! You’re dealing with earthly thin
2113 Fully Alive
Ephesians 2: 1-5, “It wasn’t so long ago that you were mired in that old stagnant life of sin. You let the world, which doesn’t know the first thing about living, tell you how to live. You filled your lungs with polluted unbelief, and then exhaled disobedience. We all did it, all of us doing what we felt like doing, when we felt like doing it, all of us in the same boat. It’s a wonder God di
2112 Names of God – Yahweh Nissi
The Lord is My Banner
Exodus 17:15
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2111 Names of God – Yahweh Shalom
Life isn’t always going to get easier, but God can always offer you peace. Solutions may not come today, but peace can. Oh what a place to find yourself in life when you realize peace can be yours precisely where you are with things exactly as they are. You don’t have to live so upset, so stressed, so unsettled and so unsure. The name you need to call on is Yahweh Shalom.
Yahweh, as we know from t
2110 Names of God – Jehovah Jireh
In Genesis 22, Abraham has a personal encounter with God and he walks away with a personal name for him – Jehovah Jireh. If you have a pressing need and you don’t know how it will happen for you, Jehovah Jireh is the name of God you can call on. If you’re walking in the middle of a situation where you don’t have what is required and you don’t know how you ever will, Jehovah Jireh is the name
2109 Names of God – El Ro’i
Through studying the names of God, we understand our God is a personal God. In the past 9 devotionals, we’ve seen 10 names and we now know so much more about our God.
As YHWH, God has revealed himself to be so near that he’s our very breath.
As Adonai, God reveals that he is our Master, and therefore responsible for our care and our protection.
As Elohim, God reveals he is our Creator who continue
2108 Names of God – Holy Righteous Father
Jesus not only tells us to call God our Father, Abba, Papa and we see Jesus personally calling God by this name. God is his Father. Jesus is deeply connected with God – they are one and they always have been – while at the same time he is the Son and God is the Father. They’re as close as they can possibly be. They have the same mind, the same will, the same love, the same power.
2107 Names of God – Abun, Abba, Father, Papa
Jesus gives us a name to use for God. Matthew 6:9: “This, then, is how you should pray: Our Father…”
Right there. The first two words of the prayer. Our Father.
Before anything else… before the structure, before the requests, before the “give us” and “forgive us”… Jesus starts with identity and relationship. Our Father. That’s how He teaches us to approach God. He is our Father and we are his belo
2106 Names of God – Shepherd
Yesterday I gave you a new name you couldn’t pronounce, but a powerful promise from our God through a name he reveals. Remember, Yahweh M – God’s promise of actively sanctifying you to make you holy simply by relationship with him. Not through your perfection, but through his. Not by your works, but the works already done for you. And because of this, you can surrender and find sweet r
2105 Names of the God – Yahweh Mekaddishkem
There is power when a specific name is called on. Hypothetically, let’s say we’re on a boat in Bali, charting to the island of Nusa Pineda. If you hear me say, “Girls, come over here”, you would think, “hmmm, am I a girl? Yes – she wants to show me something and maybe it’s something great I don’t want to miss. But let’s say we’re on that boat in Bali, chartering to the island of Nusa Pineda
2104 Names of God – Yahweh Rapha
If I told you I’m a nurse, you know you could come to me for health advice. If I told you I’m a dentist, you know you could come to me for your teeth. If I told you I’m an accountant, you know you could come to me for your taxes. If I told you I’m a banker, you know you could come to me for a loan. If I told you I’m a travel agent, you know you could come to me for your vacation plans. Who I
2103 Names of God – El Shaddai
There is a name God reveals of himself for when things look absolutely over. When the world says it’s officially impossible. When you’re at your end, without further possibility or hope and in need of a true miracle. This is where God says he is “El Shaddai”.
El Shaddai. El means God and Shaddai means many things in many ways. It’s not just one thing … just as God is not one thing.
• Shadda
2102 Names of God – Elohim
The third stop in our names of God study brings us to Elohim, and it’s actually where it all begins. Genesis 1:1, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” The Hebrew word used here for God is “Elohim”.
This is how we meet God, and before he asks absolutely anything of us, he reveals who he is. Who is he? He is Elohim, meaning he is the Supreme One, the Mighty One, the Creator. The
2101 Names of God – Adonai
Yesterday we learned anytime LORD (all caps) appears in your bible, the original Hebrew text was referring to YHWH, the name God revealed of himself to Moses. The name that wasn’t spoken, but rather breathed. The breath sound of Yah (inhale), weh (exhale).
So, what about the times in scripture Lord is not in all caps? Was this a translation of something different? Yes. Let’s find out what it meant
2100 Names of God – YHWH
The names of God reveal his character, his ways and who he is for you personally. God has invited you into a relationship journey with him, and knowing all of his names mentioned in scripture will build your relationship with him. After all, he knows everything about you – don’t you think it’s important we learn all we can about him too?
Name are important in the bible. When a family named t
2099 One Step At a Time
God has a promise, and we possess the promise through HIS process
Exodus 23: 27-30
Exodus 23: 31-32
Ephesians 1:3
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2098 A Shortcut God
Exodus 19: 4-8
Exodus 20: 1-5
Exodus 20: 22-23
Exodus 24: 3
Exodus 32: 1-8
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2097 Stand In the Gap
Exodus 17: 8-16
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2096 No Matter What
Exodus 17: 1-7
Psalm 95: 8-9
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2095 Made Right Again
Luke 23:44
Luke 24:49
Acts 2
Exodus 33:3
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2094 Father, Forgive Them
Luke 23:34, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.”
Jesus didn’t wait for them to get it right – he loved them while they were getting it wrong. He shows supreme mercy. Forgiveness disarmed the enemy’s strategy.
Now, he asks us to do the same. Matthew 5:44, “Love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you!” Disarm the enemy of his strategy against you with FORGIV
2093 The In Between
What actually happened between the cross on Friday and Jesus’ resurrection on Sunday?
1. Jesus’ body rested in the tomb
All four Gospels agree that Jesus was buried and remained in the tomb:
Matthew 27:59–60 – Jesus was taken down from the cross and his body was wrapped in linen and placed in a tomb. A great stone was set in front of the tomb, sealing Jesus’ body inside. Pilate assigned sold
2092 The Saved Mind
There is a hill outside the city of Jerusalem called Golgotha or also called Calvary. Both words for this hill mean the same thing – “Place of the Skull”. This hill was given its name because of it s shape of a skull. Do you think that was an accident?
It was here on top of this skull shaped hill that Jesus was crucified on the cross. Have you ever thought about the meaning behind this? Why
2091 Full Access Granted
Have you been hurt by Church? Me too. Is it a reason to pull away from God? It could be, but it shouldn’t be.
You know what Church is? Church is a gathering of totally imperfect people who claim to know they need Jesus. They’re not always going to get it right. They’re not always going to teach it right. And maybe they didn’t treat you right.
I grew up not knowing Jesus because as a little girl, t
2090 So Much More
We know on this day that Jesus died for us – but it was so much more than that.
He was beaten. He was whipped. He had a crown of thorns forced into his head. He had nails hammered through his hands. And he hung there on the cross until his final breath. But it was so much more than just that.
I think that’s what I’ve missed for all these years – the depth of what Jesus REALLY did for m
2089 Wash the Dirt Off
John 13: 1-17
“Before the Passover celebration, Jesus knew that his hour had come to leave this world and return to his Father.”
Jesus knew when it wasn’t yet his time – and now he was very clear, this was his time. His final night. This was the beginning of the end, knowing in just a few hours, he would be on the cross. He was fully aware of what was next, and he was fully aware of what was
2088 Humility, Joy and Grief
Here we are, the week of Jesus’ crucifixion. The week he very well knew was his last here on this earth. A week he knew would include more suffering than our human minds can comprehend. And guess what – he walked right into this week, facing it head on with intention, knowing what he was doing he was doing for me and you.
Over and over again, Jesus shows us how to live in a way that makes it
2087 How To Live
The final week of Jesus’ life shows us how he prepared for the end by living now. His final week shows us how to live, knowing our time is limited, this life is temporary, and we have a mission to fulfill.
Matthew 11-15
Mark 11-15
Luke 19-23
John 12-19
Scripture: Philippians 2:5
“You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had.”
We know how the final week for Jesus ends – and so
2086 What Is This?
Have you ever asked God for one thing and you feel like you got something totally different? Jesus tells us, “ask and you will receive”, but maybe you’re not so sure that applies to you because you haven’t gotten what you’ve asked for.
Yes, girl, ask. He wants you to ask. He answers every time you ask – it just might not look like what you thought it would.
The Israelites were hungry in the
2085 This Is Enough
Sometimes it feels like we don’t have enough. There’s not enough time. Not enough money. Not enough help. Not enough energy.
Sometimes we feel like we’re not enough. We’re not good enough. Not smart enough. Not pretty enough. Not anything enough.
So, we walk around looking at our life as if nothing is enough. We’re always lacking. Always in need. Always coming up short. Always feeling if we had mo
