2026 Reading Plan Reflections - Day 282
by Walt Martin on October 9th, 2026
The Christ who holds creation together is also present within the lives of those who belong to him. The power sustaining the universe is not distant from the ordinary struggles, relationships, and responsibilities of our lives.   Read More
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2026 Reading Plan Reflections - Day 281
by Walt Martin on October 8th, 2026
Toward the end of the letter, he writes words that have ended up on countless signs, shirts, and athletic posters: “I can endure all these things through the power of the one who gives me strength” (v 13). But Paul isn’t talking about accomplishing anything we set our minds to. He is talking about contentment.   Read More
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2026 Reading Plan Reflections - Day 280
by Walt Martin on October 7th, 2026
Grace comes first. Everything that follows—obedience, holiness, perseverance, mission—is Paul’s response to the Christ who has already claimed him.   Read More
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2026 Reading Plan Reflections - Day 279
by Walt Martin on October 6th, 2026
We sometimes make Christlikeness more mysterious than it needs to be. We imagine that spiritual maturity will primarily reveal itself through greater knowledge, dramatic experiences, or visible accomplishments. Paul points us somewhere much more ordinary.   Read More
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2026 Reading Plan Reflections - Day 278
by Walt Martin on October 5th, 2026
Christian confidence doesn't require us to call suffering good, pretend disappointment doesn’t hurt, or insist that every circumstance happened because God wanted it. Paul can acknowledge the hardship while trusting that hardship does not have the final word. God is still at work.   Read More
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2026 Reading Plan Reflections - Day 277
by Walt Martin on October 4th, 2026
Christian perseverance is not powering through until we become spiritually tough enough. Holiness has never meant proving how strong we can become on our own. We stand because grace has already surrounded us with everything we need to remain faithful.   Read More
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