As an example of suffering and patience, brothers, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. Behold, we consider those blessed who ...
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you. (James 4:10) So much in the Kingdom is counterintuitive. To live, we must die. To ...
But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. (James 3:17) ...
A good man produces good out of the good storeroom of his heart. An evil man produces evil out of the evil storeroom, for his ...
Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, ...
The whole crowd was trying to touch Him because power was coming out from Him and healing them all. Then, looking up at His disciples, ...
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. (Hebrews 13:8) So often in life, we start a journey of relationship with someone, only ...
The clock was ticking, and we weren’t getting anything done. My son Bradley loves the pool, and this particular morning I had agreed to join ...
It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not ...
After looking around at them all, [Jesus] told [the man with a paralyzed hand], “Stretch out your hand.” He did so, and his hand was ...
But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for ...
Worship is not an event you attend once a week; it’s the lifestyle you practice every day. In reality, everyone, everywhere, at all times is ...
For you had compassion on those in prison, and you joyfully accepted the plundering of your property, since you knew that you yourselves had a ...
As the crowd was pressing in on Jesus to hear God’s word, He was standing by Lake Gennesaret. (Luke 5:1) People came for the miracles, ...
How much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works ...
“For I will be merciful toward their iniquities, and I will remember their sins no more.” (Hebrews 8:12) Guilt is a powerful motivator. It can ...
Scripture Notes on Psalm 110 The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, “You are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.” (Psalm 110:4) It’s a strange line, to be sure, but there is a supernatural point to the Psalmist’s reference to Melchizedek. Melchizedek was a special …
TOPICS: help, intercession, Jesus, justification, prayer, priest, Psalm 110, righteousness
Scripture Notes on Psalm 108 Oh grant us help against the foe, for vain is the salvation of man! With God we shall do valiantly; it is He who will tread down our foes. (Psalm 108:12-13) Pride says in every situation, “I can do this. I can fix this. I …
TOPICS: battle, empowerment, help, prayer, Psalm 108, sin, spiritual warfare, struggle, victory
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Ephesians 6 GOD HAS PROVIDED FOR YOUR PROTECTION Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. (Ephesians 6:11) The armor of God is your defense against the attacks of Satan. It includes …
TOPICS: armor of god, Ephesians 6, power, protection, provision, spiritual warfare, strength, temptation
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Ephesians 5 JESUS TURNS YOUR DARKNESS INTO LIGHT At one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light, for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true… (Ephesians …
TOPICS: darkness, Ephesians 5, holiness, light, redemption, sanctification, surrender, trust
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Ephesians 4 JESUS GIVES YOU THE GRACE THAT YOU NEED But grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ’s gift. (Ephesians 4:7) When God distributes grace to His people, it’s not a one-size-fits-all affair. He doesn’t only hand …
TOPICS: Ephesians 4, gifts, grace, prayer, provision
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Ephesians 3 THE LOVE OF CHRIST WILL FILL YOU UP [I pray that you may] know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. (Ephesians 3:19) It’s one thing to have knowledge about someone. …
TOPICS: Ephesians 3, experience, fullness, knowledge, love
God’s Hope for Your Heart Ephesians 2 JESUS BLED TO BRING YOU CLOSE Remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. But now in Christ Jesus …
TOPICS: closeness, Ephesians 2, intimacy, redemption, salvation
Scripture Notes on Psalm 107 He turns a desert into pools of water, a parched land into springs of water. And there He lets the hungry dwell, and they establish a city to live in; they sow fields and plant vineyards and get a fruitful yield. (Psalm 107:35-37) Not much …
TOPICS: blessing, desert, fruitfulness, Psalm 107, redemption, restoration
Scripture Notes on Psalm 106 Many times He delivered them, but they were rebellious in their purposes and were brought low through their iniquity. Nevertheless, He looked upon their distress, when He heard their cry. For their sake He remembered His covenant, and relented according to the abundance of His …
TOPICS: forgiveness, Psalm 106, remembrance, restoration
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Ephesians 1 GOD HAS A LAVISH REDEMPTION FOR YOU In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace, which He lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight… (Ephesians 1:7-8) Jesus is not …
TOPICS: Ephesians 1, forgiveness, grace, guilt, redemption, salvation, shame
