Day: June 1, 2026

Years ago, at my brother’s house, a reckless driver came roaring down the street. With children in our neighborhood, I shouted for him to slow down. He heard me, spun his car around, and headed back my way. I stepped out to the street, ready for any conversation. A moment later, my 300‑pound, weight‑lifting brother joined me. The driver reached us… then kept right on going. I turned to my brother and said, “The coward wouldn’t even stop.” My brother looked at me and replied, “Would you have stopped if you saw the two of us standing here?”

That moment reminds me of today’s verse: Hebrews 13:5–6.
God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”
So we say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”

With God by your side, do what’s right and refuse to fear. You are not alone. As He promises, “Never will I leave you.”

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

Suggested Prayer: Lord, remind me today that You walk with me into every hard place.

2 Corinthians 5:1

“Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.”

The author of Harry Potter once said,  “Death is but the next great adventure.” I love that quote, but Paul goes further.

Paul was a tentmaker by trade, so when he reached for a metaphor to describe the human body, he knew the subject. A tent is functional and necessary, but temporary. It is designed to come down. 

Paul writes with striking confidence. He said, if the earthly tent, our body,  is dismantled, we already have a building from God. One that is eternal and not built by human hands. Notice that Paul does not say we will receive but we have. The plan is already secured in Christ. Resurrection life is not a possibility awaiting God’s approval; it is a promise awaiting our arrival. 

We are pilgrims. The tent comes down, but we are never left without a home.

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

Suggested Prayer: Lord, when this tent grows weary, remind me that my eternal home is already secured and waiting.