.

Friday, May 29, 2026

Friday at the Well - Max Lucado

This week’s High Lights from my morning devotion:

Life Lessons from Psalms by Max Lucado.

Saturday - May 23rd

The heart is the center of the spiritual life . . . the state of the heart is so critical.

Create in me a pure heart, O God. - Psalm.51:10

Sunday - May 24th

The way of the righteous is lived under God's watchful care. Jesus also spoke of only two ways to go through life. We can either go through the "narrow gate," which leads to life, or through the "broad gate," which leads to destruction. (Read Matthew 7:13-14)

Monday - May 25th

David wrote, "The Lord . . . makes me lie down in green pastures" (Psalm 23:1-2). Sometimes, we don't know when to stop the pace of our busy lives. And, more seriously, we don't know how to stop. But, as David tells us, our watchful Shepherd knows just how desperately at times we need to just rest.

Tuesday - May 26th

To refuse to admit we have sin is to refuse God's cleansing grace!

Unconfessed sin makes us unhealthy as well as unholy. Confession of sin, on the other hand, honors God and the love he showed in sending Jesus as the sacrifice for sin.

Wednesday - May 27th

But there are times that come in life that are too big for us to resolve through our own actions. Times when it seems the earth has given away "and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea" (Psalm 46:2). It is in these moments our heavenly Father beckons, "Be still, and know that I am God."

Thursday - May 28th

Jesus was more than ; he was afraid. How remarkable that Jesus felt such fear. But how kind that he told us about it. We tend to do the opposite. Gloss over our fears. - Not so with Jesus. We see no mask of strength. But we do hear a request for strength. "Father, if you are willing, take away this cup of suffering." The first one to hear his fear is his Father.

How did Jesus endure the terror of the crucifixion? He went first to the Father with his fears. He modeled the words of Psalm 62:5: "Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from him."

Friday - May 29th

. . . who is Jesus, the Son of God. Sins break our relationship with God, but Jesus, through redeeming work on the cross, restores that relationship. The Bible is all about growing in an abundant relationship with God. The way that we build that relationship is to stay faithful and true to his commands.

🕇