God On the Tennis Courts
Game.
Set.
Scripture.
Tennis and the Bible make a winning team. If you love both, join me here as we examine how they complement each other in daily life.
Awaken to God's Love
with this Commitment
to Action
Seek Oneness With God
Today I will not anxiously seek opportunities for service, making it a false god. Rather, I will seek oneness with God.
Carry This Thought
With You
Throughout Your Day
God Is With Us—But Are We With Him?
One of the most powerful and meaningful statements in Scripture—perhaps the most powerful—is this: “God is with us.”
We hear it throughout the Bible. In Haggai 1:13, “Then Haggai, the Lord’s messenger, gave this message of the Lord to the people: ‘I am with you,’ declares the Lord.” Isaiah 43:5 says, “Do not be afraid, for I am with you.” Christ Himself declares, “I am with you always” (Matthew 28:20). Even the name Immanuel means “God with us.”
When God is with us, He is for us. “If God is for us, who can be against us?” (Romans 8:31). With Him, all things are possible (Matthew 19:26). His power, wisdom, presence, and love are available to us.
It almost seems too good to be true. Yet there is a condition, expressed in Christ’s words: “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes” (Mark 9:23). This is the great if.
The Great IF
God’s Spirit surrounds us always. He never leaves us; His presence is everywhere. But do we believe enough to seek Him, trust Him, and return to Him continually? Are we like a blindfolded person standing in a room filled with treasures, unable to recognize the riches already surrounding us? Are we too prideful or self-reliant to draw from His well of salvation?
If we truly believe—if we trust and have faith—we will live with the God who is already with us. Then the riches of His presence become real in our lives.
Be with God.
Your Grandpa Loves You
My friend, Sebastian, writes a daily blog to his 7 grandchildren. He has been doing this for years without interruption. With profound clarity and simplicity, Sebastian applies Holy Scripture in a way that makes sense to his grandchildren. He has allowed me to share his writings, below.
"Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act." (Psalm 37:5)
God doesn't work on our schedule! He sees the big picture, and knows all the details of what will be. The past, the present and the future interlock in a perfect tapestry of His "divine design." So while we pray in the present, God is already at work in the future. We can only accept what He delivers now and know that patience, trust and faith in our Almighty Omnipotent God will provide for us, the peace and comfort of living with whatever He has in store for us.
Your grandpa loves you.