…until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of God’s Son, growing into a mature man with a stature measured by Christ’s fullness. Then we will no longer be little children, tossed by the waves and blown around by every wind of teaching, by human cunning with cleverness in the techniques of deceit. But speaking the […]
Now, when I went to Troas to spread good news about Messiah, because a door had been opened to me by the Lord, I could not rest, because I could not find my brother Titus. So I left the people there and went on to Macedonia. But thanks be to God, Who always leads us in a procession of victory, […]
E. Stanley Jones, servant of Jesus in India and many other places, said that the motto he held for life was, “Not able to do it, but enabled.” We need to work out our salvation. We are not, however able to. We are, however enabled to, because it is the Spirit of Jesus Who works in us to be able […]
Before cameras became digital computers with eyes, they were one part of a very different scientific process. The shutter blinked open and shut quickly. The film was exposed to light. In darkness and harsh chemicals, the film was processed. Then the photo sensitive paper was exposed to the image on the film. The image on the film was transferred to […]
This is how a story should have gone: I was walking this afternoon for exercise. A vehicle approached me from behind, and a fool threw her large paper cup from a fast food restaurant that was filled with Pepsi at me and it scared me as it exploded on my left shoulder and drenched my left ear and neck and […]
Yet to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is God’s power and God’s wisdom, because God’s foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, and God’s weakness is stronger than human strength. Brothers, consider your calling: not many are wise from a human perspective, not many powerful, not many of noble birth. Instead, God has chosen the world’s foolish […]
Information about the Kingdom of Heaven is not just the highest philosophy – it is good news! It is not just truth – it is the introduction of One Who is The Truth. It is not just correction – it is the power to live in fellowship with the Source of Life and righteousness, and to be influenced by Him […]
The only time the grass really is greener on the other side of the fence is when Jesus instructs you to go there. The Lord is my shepherd;there is nothing I lack.He lets me lie down in green pastures;He leads me beside quiet waters.He renews my life;He leads me along the right pathsfor His name’s sake.(Psalm 23:1-3 Holman Christian Standard […]
Be encouraged that Jesus your King will never stop increasing the power and reach and influence of His government. He will continually gain more and more influence over your mind and will and circumstance and purpose. Yahweh Sabaoth is zealous to see to it. Of the increase of His government and peaceThere will be no end,Upon the throne of David […]
In the centuries after Malachi prophesied to Israel, a revival of interest in serving Yahweh by knowing and obeying His commandments was led by a group of men who became known as the Pharisees. They studied, taught, and enforced the laws Yahweh had given to their nation through Moses. They were spiritual heroes. After a few generations of their leadership, […]