Praying for Your Goals “Pray that you may not enter into temptation” (Lk 22:40) “For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit […]

In Search of Holiness “Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord” (Heb 12:14). “As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, since it […]

Four Tips for Setting Goals “Peter said to him, ‘Even if I must die with you, I will not deny you!’ And all the disciples said the same” (Matt 26:35) “When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem” (Lk 9:51) “When it was day, […]

In yesterday’s post, I wrote about Jesus’ setting His face to go to Jerusalem, and I connected the Lord’s determination to carry out His Father’s will with the necessity for us to set goals and fulfill those goals. The Apostle Paul understood the importance of carrying through with goals and he wrote, “Not that I […]

He Set His Face “When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem” (Lk 9:51). I love that text. Jesus had a goal and nothing – absolutely nothing – was going to keep Him from fulfilling His mission. Very few of us will set our […]