Jesus is not looking for those who pledge to become loyalists but for those who will not stop until their entire existence is defined by the capital L Love of God. That’s what it takes to be a disciple maker.
The Father not only gave us instruction but sent his Son to be our instructor.
The house of our lives will not be built on the pillars and pilings of wisdom unless our individual days are built on them.
Wisdom begins with listening, and it’s one of the most important gifts you can offer to the world.
The Word of God can and will be a treasure regardless of whether we treasure it or not. It will only be our treasure to the extent that we learn to treasure it.
Wisdom is a life of constancy and consistency. A life of wisdom is like a savings account in which a person makes many small deposits over a long period of time.
If Jesus is the wisdom of God, then to become a wise person is to become like Jesus. This happens in through imitation and impartation.
Focus matters, maybe more than anything else. Whatever captures our focused attention captures us.
The greatest gift we can give to one another is to become graciously, yet brutally, honest with ourselves.
Jesus is not looking for those who pledge to become loyalists but for those who will not stop until their entire existence is defined by the capital L Love of God. That’s what it takes to be a disciple maker.
Jesus is not looking for those who pledge to become loyalists but for those who will not stop until their entire existence is defined by the capital L Love of God. That’s what it takes to be a disciple maker.
The Daily Text is going quiet for the season of Advent, returning fresh in 2017. In the meantime, we recommend that you stay in the daily rhythm with Not Yet Christmas in New Room Bands.
