Not in Vain

Not in Vain

There are seasons when your faith feels like it’s running on fumes — when your quiet time goes dry, your service feels pointless, and discouragement settles in like fog. In this episode, we look at 1 Corinthians 15:58 and the promise Paul makes to people who are tired: your labor in the Lord is not in vain. Not some of it. All of it. Subscribe to receive Before the Lord devotionals in your inbox: www.blakescrawford.com / Follow Before the Lord on Facebook (@BeforeTheLord) and Instagram (@beforethelorddevo)

The Guest You're Ignoring

When I think about my faith, I think about Jesus — God’s Son. But there’s another sun worth thinking about, too. In this episode, we explore Colossians 1:17 and what the Sun teaches us about life with Christ — why even a small shift in orbit changes everything, and what to do when you realize you’ve drifted further from center than you thought. Subscribe to receive Before the Lord devotionals in your inbox: www.blakescrawford.com / Follow Before the Lord on Facebook (@BeforeTheLord) and Instagram (@beforethelorddevo)

The Harder Victory

We celebrate bold action — decisive leaders, fearless risk-takers, the ones who charge ahead. But Solomon says the person who masters themselves has achieved something greater than a warrior who takes a city. In this episode, we dig into Proverbs 16:32 and explore why patience is the harder victory — and why the kind that comes from waiting on God will always outweigh the kind that comes from avoiding what’s hard. Subscribe to receive Before the Lord devotionals in your inbox: www.blakescrawford.com / Follow Before the Lord on Facebook (@BeforeTheLord) and Instagram (@beforethelorddevo)

Genuine Love

We tend to think of love as warmth — patience, kindness, showing up when it counts. But in Romans 12:9, Paul connects genuine love to something unexpected: moral backbone. In this episode, we explore why love without moral clarity isn’t genuine — it’s merely agreeable — and what it looks like to be anchored in truth as a continuing quality of life. Subscribe to receive Before the Lord devotionals in your inbox: www.blakescrawford.com / Follow Before the Lord on Facebook (@BeforeTheLord) and Instagram (@beforethelorddevo)

Pride's Blind Spot

We tend to think of pride as something obvious — arrogance, ego, the need to be right. But what if the most dangerous kind of pride is the kind you’d never think to confess? In this episode, we look at James 4:6, the story of Haman, and the subtle pride that keeps us from receiving the grace God is offering — the belief that we shouldn’t need it as often as we do. Subscribe to receive Before theLord devotionals in your inbox: www.blakescrawford.com / Follow Before the Lordon Facebook (@BeforeTheLord) and Instagram (@beforethelorddevo)