Lemon or Lemonade: Devotions from a Preschool Teacher

True wisdom only comes from God.  Good works only flow from faith in Christ Jesus.  Wisdom to do good works then only comes from faith in Christ Jesus.  James 3 teaches how this works.  

True love is different than love that the world has to offer.  This brings a Godly perspective to the term "God is love."  

Working out salvation doesn't quite mean what you think it means.  God did it all.  Trust me.  You don't have to do anything.  

Where is God when bad things happen?  As if it's His fault!  Take a look at Psalm 121 for answers to where God is when bad things happen in the world.  

The Lord does everything for your salvation.  All you need to do is receive.  

Where did King David look when he felt that all hope was lost?  The same place that we should look.  To Christ alone.  

I am sure you have heard the Great Commission. but so many think it is for missionaries, church workers, pastors, and, well, anyone else besides the average person.  Would it surprise you to know it applies to you?  No one is asking you to leave your town, though!  It can be done in your daily life! 

So many people try to dismiss Jesus as a moral teacher or someone who never said that he was God, this was just an invention of His followers, but this isn't the case.  Allow Scripture to interpret Scripture and see how Isaiah 48 points to Jesus.  

What does being content look like in the Christian life?  Psalm 112 has some answers to this question.  

What does it mean to train up a child in the way that they should go?  Shouldn't they choose their own path?

It seems like everyone wants something from God.  What are your demands?  Or do you see the Messiah for Who He really is?

Are you afraid of meeting your Maker?  Do you fear the day that you will have to give an accounting of everything that you have done and will have to justify yourself before your God?  You know you don't have to be, right?

I am sure you have heard about the gifts of the Spirit.  Maybe you have even taken an inventory to see what yours are.  But, how do you know which ones are yours, really?

The psalmist David calls on God to rise up against the wicked.  What does that mean for the Christian life?

David was described as a man after God's own heart, but he had a difficult life. God showed him mercy despite his worst sins. Why do you think He did that?

Enemies do surround you.  What do you do?  Psalm 42 has answers that may surprise you.  

Psalm 16 seems so... mundane, right?  So what has me ready to confess?  I do, though!  I confess!

Take a closer look at 1 John 4 and ponder what true love really looks like (and have a flashback to a Gen X classic with me!)

What would you give to be young and live forever?  Would you believe me if I told you someone was handing that out for free?

Taking a look at Romans 8: 12 - 17 from a SOAP perspective.  What happens after you have faith in your heart?  What is your relationship to God?  How does this affect you?

What do Moses and Jesus have in common and why does Hebrews 3 compare them so closely?

How did you come about to have faith?  What do your own works have to do with it?  What did God have to do with it?

God, being the good and gracious God that He is, prepares us for the future, much like a parent prepares the kindergartener for the first day of school.  

Jesus is in with you in the courtroom when you have to account for your sins.  Is He your judge, your prosecutor, or your defense attorney?

We know that one of the roles of the Law is for a guide.  After being a Christian, that isn't so restrictive...