How many times do you and I find ourselves being taken advantage of in this world? We are short-changed, over-taxed, and outplayed; we are unfairly treated way more than we are fairly treated. Jesus says, "Don't take this lying down, be resourceful!"

Sometimes I think we lose sight of how passionate Jesus is about the lost. And, it is not difficult to figure out that if Jesus is passionate about the lost, then we, too, as His followers, should share His passion.

Maybe you’re tired of living a life that is always catching up to your commitments and seems to always be falling short when it comes to your relationship with Jesus. Today, you can stop striving and guessing if you have what it takes to follow Jesus and start praying and asking him to amplify your ability to have faith in him.

I have been asked more than once, why are we going through the Gospel of Luke during Lent? Why not Matthew, Mark or John? Luke is the most thematic of the Gospels and was written by a Gentile physician and missionary. Luke gives us a picture of Jesus as the Messiah whose life, death and resurrection is available to bring all of us into eternal life! And there is one more thing, according to one theologian, Luke’s gospel has more meal-time scenes than any others. That says a lot about me! HA!

Many of us have probably wondered, “How many (and who?) people are getting into Heaven?” What does Jesus say about that? “None of your beeswax.” Um, what?! Read on for what Jesus actually wants us to focus our energy on today, and every day.

Jesus Christ allowed us to see idol worshippers as human beings and souls who needed a savior. Jesus Christ, for a moment, loaned us his spiritual glasses to peak into eternity. Jesus Christ gave us a heart transplant to beat with his love.

Where is God inviting you to have the kind of passion He did? Where is He inviting you, in love, to challenge the lukewarm nature of our world? Where is He inviting you to be different, maybe even to divide, for the sake of His gospel?

Listen...the situation you're complaining about today, you could be praising God for tomorrow! It's not until you’re sick...that you discover Jesus can heal. It's not until you're broke...that you discover Jesus can provide. It's not until you fail...that you discover Jesus can forgive. And it's not until you die...that you discover Jesus can raise the dead!

When I look at what God’s Word says about each one of us, I can truly imagine God looking at you, and at me, and saying, “If I could give you one gift, I would give you the ability to see yourself as I see you, so you could see how truly special you are. Remember, you’re worth dying for.”

We can’t lie to ourselves about what we consume. There’s nothing the enemy wants more for you than a life unaware of the darkness you’re living in, let alone how that darkness even got there in the first place.