MAR. 9, 2026

Just play your part.

"Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them." Ro 12:6 NKJV

If you study famous musicians, you'll often find that they learned their craft by playing in a band or orchestra. That's because certain skills—learning to blend with other instruments, keeping tempo, learning to play louder or softer, following the conductor's lead—can only be learned by playing with others. And what's true of a band or orchestra is even truer of a community of believers. Jesus illustrated this in His famous parable of the talents (see Mt 25:14-30).

• One man was given five talents and ended up with ten.
• Another man was given two talents and ended up with four.
• A third man was given one talent, and he buried it.

In a sense, Jesus was talking about people playing their parts and how important that is to God's kingdom. Not everyone plays the same instrument, and not everyone has the same part. Some instruments are louder than others, and some parts are bigger than others. It's not how much you have that matters to Jesus; it's what you do with what you have that matters to Him.

There are no insignificant talents in God's kingdom. Our talents may differ in amount, but they all come from the same source. All Christ wants you to do is play your part. He does not expect the same results, but He does expect the same effort. He never compares you with anyone else. He compares you only with you. He doesn't look at what you have; He looks at what you do with what you have. So just play your part.

Just play your part Our talents differ-but come from the same source.

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MAR. 5, 2026

It came to pass-not stay.

"It came to pass." Ge 4:3 NKJV

There is a little phrase repeated 436 times in the Bible: "It came to pass." Whatever trial you are going through today, remind yourself, "It came to pass-not stay." If the fulfillment of the vision God gave you seems to be taking longer than you thought, remind yourself "it will come to pass!" In his biography, God in My Corner, the two-time world heavyweight champion George Foreman tells a story about an elderly woman who was asked her favorite Scripture verse.

She replied: "And it came to pass." She explained why: "I know that whenever a trial comes, it doesn't come to stay; it comes—to pass." And the Scripture on the flipside of this coin reads:

"Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion" (Php 1:6 NIV). In other words, He will bring it to pass! Either way, God always finishes what He starts. "The vision is yet for an appointed time… Though it tarries, wait for it; because it will surely come [to pass]" (Hab 2:3 NKJV).

Battling an illness that threatened his life, and enemies who wanted to take his throne, David turned to the Lord for help. And God didn't disappoint him. Read these two Scriptures and stand on them: "Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes with the morning" (Ps 30:5 NLT). "You have turned my mourning into joyful dancing. You have taken away my clothes of mourning and clothed me with joy, that I might sing praises to you and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give you thanks forever!" (Ps 30:11-12 NLT).

It came to pass-not stay God always finishes what He starts.

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MAR. 6, 2026

Live for a cause greater than yourself.

"'Give me this mountain of which the Lord spoke'...And Joshua blessed him, and gave Hebron to Caleb." Jos 14:12-13 NKJV

When Moses sent Caleb to spy out the Promised Land, Caleb saw something that troubled him: the town of Hebron. Abraham buried his wife there. He was buried there.

So were Isaac and Jacob. Hebron was a sacred site. Now it was inhabited by their enemies, and it bothered Caleb. It was more than he could take, so he asked Moses for Hebron. He didn't ask for Jerusalem, perched on Mount Moriah; or the Valley of Eschol, where qgrapes grew as large as plums; or Jericho, where the Jordan River flowed. He wanted Hebron, whose soil had known the visitation of angels and whose earth entombed the holiest family. "Joshua blessed him, and gave Hebron to Caleb." Caleb wanted to do something great for God. He lived with a higher call. Perhaps the reason your problems feel so great is that your call is too small. Max Lucado tells of a doctor friend who makes regular medical trips to a remote jungle clinic to treat the disadvantaged. He's a retired surgeon with ample income. He could spend every day of his life in ease and luxury. But he focuses on supporting the health clinic for his own good: "I need a cause that is greater than cable TV and Cadillacs," he said. "If I focus on my comfort, nothing can satisfy me. But when I focus on the concerns of God, I am a happy man."

• Do you have a holy cause?
• A faith worth preserving?
• A mission worth living for?
• Ask God to give you a "Hebron" to claim for His glory.

Live for a cause greater than yourself A mission worth living for

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