In Philippians 1, Paul calls upon the believers in Philippi to “conduct themselves in a manner worthy of the Gospel of Christ…” (Philippians 1:27). I pondered that thought today and wondered what that looks like in several areas of my life. Worthy of the Gospel that ...
Paul penned these very simple words to the believers in Rome. “If possible, so far as it depends on you, be at peace with all men” (Romans 12:18). These words, as simple as they may seem, carry profound truth and lay out a very basic, yet difficult principle, reveal ...
So aptly written are the words of the ancient sage, “Listen to counsel and accept discipline, then you may be wise the rest of your days.” (Proverbs 19:20).
It seems that buried deep within the heart of all humanity is a resistance to take counsel. If offends our ego, activates ...
Who of us has not had the experience of being gripped by fear, overcome by our own weaknesses, and disappointed by our own failures, and yet we turn to Christ, fall upon Him, focus our attentions to His beauty and His strengthening Word.
There we find ourselves walking above these things which ...
Matthew 17
Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, led them up on a high mountain by themselves; 2 and He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light. 3 And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking ...
These words were found engraved on a sundial:
The shadow of my finger cast, divides the future from the past; Before it stands the unborn hour, in darkness and beyond the power.Behind its unreturning line, the vanished hour, no longer thine;One hour alone is in thy hands, the now on which the ...
Most of us have known the awkward and sometimes maddening experience of searching almost frantically to find that special present for our child or loved one and finally securing it, only to be informed that their passion for that particular gift has been transferred to another trendy or more ...
When Paul protested his thorn in the flesh and pleaded with God to have it removed that he might more effectively serve Him, God reminded Paul about the true source of his strength. “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness” (2 Corinthians 16:9). ...
The first epistle of Peter is written to the oppressed, scattered, and fragile first century church who found themselves distressed by the “various trials” that stood in their way (1:7). Peter writes however to encourage these believers by reminding them of their great ...
Immediately after the ascension of Jesus, the disciples, in obedience to the instructions of Christ, returned to Jerusalem and made their way to the upper room. There they would tarry until endued with power from the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost. Ten days later, their lives ...
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