WIDER AND DEEPER
WIDER AND DEEPER Each day seems to bring a new way for us to wander off course. The Christian life is not difficult; it’s impossible. Need proof? Consider the Everest-level

Daily Devotion by Max Lucado
WIDER AND DEEPER Each day seems to bring a new way for us to wander off course. The Christian life is not difficult; it’s impossible. Need proof? Consider the Everest-level
GOD CAME TO JACOB Jacob’s season at Shechem was a toxic wasteland. Jacob forgot who he was and what God had commanded. His disobedience resulted in a devastated family. Rape.
DON’T STOP IN SHECHEM “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it” (Proverbs 4:23). What voices seduce you? Distract you? Lure you away from your
The Life-Giving Transfusion of Christ We all struggle with an unseen, yet fatal, virus. Not of the body, but of the soul. Not COVID, but sin. We’ve all tested positive.
THE PROBLEM OF THE HEART For all our medical and scientific advancements, for all our breakthroughs in technology and medicine, do we not battle the same inclinations as did our
In the Shadow of Shechem Psalm 36:1 reads, “Sin lurks deep in the hearts of the wicked, forever urging them on to evil deeds” (TLB). The human heart is a
A DESPICABLE STORY Dinah was Jacob’s only daughter, around 15 years of age. “When Shechem, son of Hamor the Hivite, the ruler of the land, saw her, he took her
Don’t Settle for Shechem Scripture is straightforward about the ugly underbelly of human nature. Left to our own devices, the human heart is a wicked thing. And because it is,
A New Life Apart from Him, you will justify it, deny it, avoid it or suppress it. But with God’s help, you can move forward. It’s time to do so,