The Daily Kairos Journal was born out of a deep acknowledgment that without carving out and cultivating a deep and intimate set-aside time with God, everything else in life not only would not last but would undoubtedly fall apart. We realized that we longed for intimacy and closeness with God, but rarely had the time to seek His face. Like many of you, we saw how easy it is to get caught up in the current of life. A thousand things demand our attention from sun-up to sun-down and every moment in between. Finally, we decided enough was enough. And so, we set out to create a daily habit of meeting with God. And in that process, we created the...
The start of a new year means new opportunities for many things: growth, change, transformation, new hobbies, goals, and dreams. We often sense this urgency to dive into all the new year has to offer and get a head start on getting after what we want to accomplish. As good as it is to have dreams and to cast vision, the truth is, none of our dream planning and vision casting ultimately means much of anything without one thing being at the center of it all: Jesus. The world will be quick to convince you that to start your new year right, you ought to get all the newest gadgets and dive back into work with new and different strategies...
Sabbath, as defined by the Oxford Dictionary, is “a day of religious observance and abstinence from work, kept by Jewish people from Friday evening to Saturday evening, and by most Christians on Sunday.” So, why is it so important that we keep, honor, and practice Sabbath? In order to properly answer and address this question, we must go back to the Old Testament. 1. God set the precedent for Sabbath rest One of the very first things we read when we open up the Hebrew Bible is God resting from his work after Creation. “On the seventh day God had completed his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he...
When it comes to spending time with the Lord, there are no rules or regulations on how it ought to be done. The beauty of life and of Christ is that He’s given us the freedom of choice-- we choose if we want to accept Him as our Lord and Savior, we choose if we want to live our lives surrendered to Him, we choose if we want to obey Him. We also get to choose when and how we spend time with God in the Word and in prayer. Throughout scripture, we see how different figures like David, Moses, Abraham, and Jesus himself all woke up early in the morning to pray and seek God. Have you been longing...
As believers, we know how important it is to spend time with God. In fact, most of us would probably say that our relationship with Him is a top priority in our life. But how does that look on a day-to-day basis? It's easy to say God is a priority - it's a whole different thing to live it out. Have you ever found yourself thinking, “I really need to spend more time with God” but can never seem to find it? Or maybe you have a strong morning routine and a great devotional, but you find yourself slipping right into the busyness of your day, forgetting to be present with God except for those sacred morning mornings. Or maybe you're...
