Month: February 2026

Numbers 13:33

“There we saw the Nephilim, the descendants of Anak. We seemed like grasshoppers in our own eyes, and we must have seemed the same to them.”

Fear has a way of shrinking the soul. In this moment, Israel looked at giants and forgot their God. I love the phrase in our own eyes. The spies were defeated before a battle ever began. Their fear shaped their vision. Giants did not change. God did not change. Only their perspective did. We still do this. We stare at diagnoses, bills, regrets, or age and decide we are small. But heaven never calls God’s people grasshoppers. Faith lifts the chin. Trust straightens the back. When we see ourselves through God’s promise, giants lose their power and fear fades away.

I’m Lonnie Davis, and these are thoughts worth thinking.

Suggested prayer:
Lord help me see myself through Your promises not my fears and walk forward with courage trust and hope daily.

Exodus 1:17

“The midwives, however, feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt had instructed; they let the boys live.”

In the dusty pages of the Bible, we often look for the giants. We look for the Red Sea splitters and the mountain climbers. But before the burning bush ever flickered, God was already at work in the quiet. He was working through two women whose names most of us can’t even pronounce: Shiphrah and Puah.

They weren’t generals or queens. They were midwives. They lived in the shadow of a Pharaoh who feared the weak and ordered the unthinkable. “Kill the sons,” he commanded. He expected compliance; he received a quiet, holy rebellion.

These women didn’t stage a protest or brandish a sword. They simply chose to fear God more than they feared the King. Before Moses’ mother wove a single reed into a basket, these two stood in the gap. They whispered a “yes” to life when the world screamed “no.”

Friend, God still loves to use the ordinary to accomplish the extraordinary. You might feel overlooked, but in the economy of Heaven, faithfulness is never small.

God sees you. And like the midwives, He is good to those who remember who they truly serve.

I’m Lonnie Davis, and these are thoughts worth thinking. 

Suggested prayer: Lord, when I feel small, remind me that no act of obedience is insignificant. Use my ordinary life for Your glory.

John 11:21
Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.”

Lazarus was gone. Martha had watched the sickness steal his strength and finally silence his breath. She had sent for Jesus, but four long days passed before He arrived. When He finally stepped into their grief, Martha met Him with a mixture of faith and ache: “If You had been here…”

Jesus answered her with a truth large enough to steady any trembling heart: “I am the resurrection and the life.” Martha believed Him. She trusted that one day—some distant day—Lazarus would rise again.

Her faith was sincere, and Scripture honors her devotion. She was a woman Jesus loved, a friend He cherished. But in this moment, she reveals a struggle familiar to all of us.

She had faith for yesterday—“If You had been here…”
She had faith for tomorrow—“He will rise again at the last day.”
But Jesus invited her to believe for today.

That is the lesson we need. Not faith anchored only in what God once did, nor faith postponed to what He might do someday, but faith that trusts Him in the living, breathing now. Learn from Martha. Let your faith lean into today.

I’m Lonnie Davis, and these are thoughts worth thinking.

Suggested prayer:
Lord, give me faith for today. Strengthen my heart to trust You fully and walk without fear.

Proverbs 24:10

“If you faint in the day of distress, how small is your strength!”

We like to measure ourselves by the sunny days, don’t we? We gaze at our reflection in calm waters and see a hero. But the truth is, a sponge doesn’t reveal its contents until it is squeezed.

You think you are the mountain climber until the blizzard hits. You think you are the patient parent until the milk spills and the car won’t start. You think you are the faithful friend until the gossip gets juicy.

Character isn’t built in the storm; it is simply revealed there. The “day of distress” is a mirror, stripping away our pretenses to show the true measure of our soul. When the world presses in, whatever is inside of us, grace or grit, fear or faith, is what finally spills out.

I’m Lonnie Davis, and these are thoughts worth thinking.

Suggested prayer: Father, give me strength that doesn’t crumble when tested, and grace to become genuinely what I claim to be.

John 11:39

“Lord, by now he stinks… it has already been four days.”

Lazarus was dead!

When Jesus arrived at Lazarus’s tomb, the clock of human hope had already run out. To the Jews, four days meant finality. Four days meant the story was over. Many Jews believed the soul lingered near the body for three days. But on the fourth day, it was gone. 

Yet Jesus stepped into that hopeless place and spoke a command that rattled the grave: “Take away the stone.” Jesus wasn’t late. He was purposeful. 

He waited until every earthly option had expired. God doesn’t just revive what is weak, He resurrects what we’ve given up on. When we think it’s too late, He whispers, “Watch what I can do.” Never doubt God’s timing. Never underestimate His power. Don’t worry about four days.

I’m Lonnie Davis, and these are thoughts worth thinking. 

Suggested prayer:  Lord, breathe life into the places I’ve declared hopeless. Strengthen my trust in Your timing and help me believe nothing is beyond Your reach.

The sluggard stands at the window, peering through the blinds. He’s dressed and ready, but he doesn’t step onto the porch. Why? Because he’s spotted a shadow that might be a lion. Finally he cries, “There’s a lion out there!“

He retreats to the recliner. It’s safer there. No lions in the living room.

We smile at this, because we’ve all seen lions. We don’t call them lions anymore; we call them “bad timing,” “market trends,” or “not feeling led,” or a thousand other excuses. We take a thin slice of possibility and stretch it into a thick wall of “can’t.” We let the maybe of a problem bully us out of starting.

God never promised a street without shadows. Don’t let a “what if” keep you from a “well done.” 

Take the step. You can’t succeed at anything unless you try. If you’re looking for an excuse not to try, you will always be able to find one. You will always see a lion in the street. 

I’m Lonnie Davis, and these are thoughts worth thinking. 

Suggested Prayer: Lord, grant me courage to face the Maybe Lions. Replace my excuses with faith.

Psalms 42:5

“Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are
you in turmoil within me? Put your hope in God.”

Even the most devoted hearts wrestle with despair. Notice the psalmist’s honest question Discouragement knocks on every door.

But here’s the beauty: he doesn’t surrender to the darkness. Instead, he engages in sacred self-talk. Everyone does, but he refused to let hopelessness write the final chapter. When storms rage, what words do you speak over your discouraged soul?

The most powerful phrase? “Put your hope in God.” Not “feel hopeful” or “wait for hope to arrive.” This is deliberate action, a choice made when feelings fail us. 

Hope isn’t something we stumble upon; it’s something we anchor ourselves to, regardless of the waves.

Choose hope. Command your soul toward the One who never wavers.

I’m Lonnie Davis, and these are thoughts worth thinking. 

Suggested thought for prayer:

Father, when my soul feels heavy and cast down, teach me to speak hope over myself and anchor my trust in You alone.

Genesis 22:10

“Then Abraham reached out his hand
and took the knife to slaughter his son.”

100-year-old Abraham and his teenage son walked for three days to offer a sacrifice to God. Abraham knew that the sacrifice was to be his son, the hope of his dreams. At the end of the three day walk, Abraham tied up Isaac, placed him upon the altar.  He reached out his hand and took a knife to slaughter his son. 

There is no doubt that Abraham’s hand trembled as he held the knife, but it did not tremble from indecision. He fully intended to obey. He lifted the knife because his heart belonged to God, even when his understanding did not. Heaven saw the moment differently. 

God knew the ram was waiting. Abraham did not! In this story Abraham’s faith was measured not by intentions but by the steps he actually took. 

So it is with us. God weighs our choices, not our plans. Faith becomes real when it moves from thought to action. 

I’m Lonnie Davis, and these are thoughts worth thinking. 

Suggested prayer: Father, shape my faith into action. Give me courage to obey and honor You with every choice I make.

Mark 16:15

“And He said to them, Go into all the world
and preach the gospel to every creature.”

Jesus spoke these words in the quiet aftermath of the resurrection, when shadows of fear still clung to the hearts of His followers. Yet His command was wonderfully uncluttered. Go. Preach. Everyone. 

The gospel was never meant to be tangled in complexity; it was meant to be carried with courage and shared with love. We aren’t sent out as debaters but as bearers of good news. 

This verse reminds us that the gospel moves. It walks on our feet, speaks through our voices, and shines through our kindness. Faith that stays seated grows stale, but faith that steps forward becomes a lifeline of hope. 

God never asked us to save a soul. He simply asked us to tell what we know, gently and faithfully.

I’m Lonnie Davis, and these are thoughts worth thinking.

Suggested Prayer: Father, give us courage to go, grace to speak, and love to shine so others may hear Your good news through us today.