Love must be without hypocrisy. Detest evil; cling to what is good. Show family affection to one another with brotherly love. Outdo one another in showing honor. Do not lack diligence; be fervent in spirit; serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope; be patient in affliction; be persistent in prayer. Share with the saints in their needs; pursue hospitality. Bless those […]
You decide each day whether to live or whether to die. If you stop eating, you die. If you stop drinking, you die. If you continue these and other things that give you access to life, you stay alive. You have just as much power over your decisions throughout each day about how to live your life. If you let […]
Since the law given through Moses was given only to the descendants of Jacob, and not to any gentiles, if I was a gentile when I became a believer in Jesus, what does the law have to do with me regarding keeping the seventh day separate from any work? Since the change from the day of rest being the seventh […]
Some of the most miserable people on the planet and in the grave got that way by getting what they wanted. Once they got it, they realized that the truth of the relationship was that it had them. Some of the most joyful people ever are those who have released their lives to the One Who wants to give them […]
When you become convinced that your future is safe in Christ, then things relating to your past and your present can become safe in Him. Your provision, your health, your happiness, your relationships – all of these can become safe in Him when you trust Him. Their safety is not in Him the way it would be in a bank […]
The storm Mark mentioned in chapter 4 of his news was set at peace because Jesus was at peace. When Luke recorded Jesus’ sending on mission of the 70 disciples in chapter 10, he said that Jesus instructed them to have peace, to prophesy that peace over a household, and if their peace was not accepted, it would return to […]
“If you know Me, you will also know My Father. From now on you do know Him and have seen Him.” “Lord,” said Philip, “show us the Father, and that’s enough for us.” Jesus said to him, “Have I been among you all this time without your knowing Me, Philip? The one who has seen Me has seen the Father. […]
Air and spirit and breath are all referred to in Hebrew with one word. The same is true of one Greek word that speaks of all three. Air has varying “thickness.” At sea level, it has a greater thickness than at 5,000’ above sea level. It is, therefore, easier to fly a kite with a 100’ string than it is […]
“I give you a new commandment: love one another. Just as I have loved you, you must also love one another. By this all people will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” (John 13:34-35 Holman Christian Standard Bible ©®) This is how we give evidence of being His disciples – by loving each […]
Now great crowds were traveling with Him. So He turned and said to them: “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his own father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, and even his own life—he cannot be My disciple. Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple. “For which […]