Blog Posts by Max Lucado

The Luggage of Life

To get an idea of the freedom found in Jesus Christ, imagine yourself donning the literal pieces of luggage (all overpacked). You’re carrying a suitcase of guilt in one hand ...

The Intersection of Love

Editor’s note: Yesterday, we shared a selection of devotions from the Grace for the Moment Bible. You can read it here. Today, we’re sharing even more of this wonderful Bible. ...

Who Does the Saving?

Editor’s note: Bestselling author and pastor Max Lucado invites you to drench yourself in grace as you spend a few moments each day in God’s Word. Excerpts from Max’s works, ...

Anxious for Nothing: Cling to Christ

The phrase “fruitless and fret filled” describes too many of us. We don’t want it to. We long to follow Paul’s admonition: Fix your thoughts on what is true, and ...

For the Teacher Who Has Anxiety

Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.” — Isaiah 30:21 NIV ...

Did Jesus Have Fun?

Writings from He Gets Us From the beginning, we’ve wanted to share the real Jesus. At some point along the way, we realized that despite our best efforts to show ...

The Lord of Heaven Is on His Throne

  When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, The moon and the stars, which You have ordained, What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of man that You visit him? — Psalm 8:3-4 When tragedy strikes, whether personal, national, or global, people wonder how God could allow such things to happen. What can He ...

The Power of Praying In Jesus' Name, Amen

IT troubles you, fatigues you, shames you. IT is the disease you can’t heal, the job you can’t stomach, the marriage you can’t fix, the rage you can’t tame. IT ...

God Is Your Child's Father Too

Whoever fears the Lord has a secure fortress, and for their children it will be a refuge. — Proverbs 14:26 No one can teach your child like you can. No ...

Prayers for Dads

Prayers for Dads I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes. – Romans 1:16 Lord, by ...

The Luggage of Life

To get an idea of the freedom found in Jesus Christ, imagine yourself donning the literal pieces of luggage (all overpacked) that were just described. You’re carrying a suitcase of ...

Think About What You Think About

In her short thirteen years Rebecca Taylor has endured more than fifty-five surgeries and medical procedures and approximately one thousand days in the hospital. Christyn, Rebecca’s mom, talks about her ...

God Loves You Simply Because He Has Chosen to Do So

God loves you. Personally. Powerfully. Passionately. Don’t Worry  We worry. We worry about the IRS and the SAT and the PTA. We worry that we won’t have enough money. And ...

God’s Never-Ending Grace

A few years ago, our family went on vacation to the beach. Rosie, grandchild number one, was three-and-a-half years old and had never seen the ocean. We all wondered how ...

God Is Listening

When you wonder if anyone is listening, know this: God is. Your voice matters in Heaven. He takes you very seriously. When you enter His presence, He turns to you ...

Jesus: The Only One and Only

…He gave His one and only Son… Two of our three daughters were born in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. We lived in the North Zone, separated ...

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Face Uncertain Times with Unbreakable Courage

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