But if anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God’s love abide in him? Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth. 1 John 3:17-18 ESV My world looks and feels a little different these […]
Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name! Psalm 100:4 ESV A smile lurks at the corners of my eyes when I ponder our opening scripture. As a child I memorized Psalm 100 in song, an upbeat chorus proclaiming the truths of the verses and then breaking […]
Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them. Hebrews 7:25 (ESV) What a beautiful promise found in our opening scripture! Does it comfort you to know that Jesus is able to save you to the uttermost? He’s […]
“And I sought for a man among them who should build up the wall and stand in the breach before me for the land, that I should not destroy it, but I found none.” Ezekiel 22:30 ESV Do you find that your prayers tend to be reactionary? Mine used to be. I’d offer grateful prayers […]
Hear instruction and be wise, and do not neglect it. Blessed is the one who listens to me, watching daily at my gates, waiting beside my doors. For whoever finds me finds life and obtains favor from the Lord. Proverbs 8:33-35 (ESV) I think we forget that our most important role as followers of Christ is […]
But if you will not listen, my soul will weep in secret for your pride; my eyes will weep bitterly and run down with tears, because the Lord’s flock has been taken captive. Jeremiah 13:17 For reasons beyond our understanding, God chose to hand the earth He created over to the dominion of man (Genesis 1:28). […]
“For the simple are killed by their turning away, and the complacency of fools destroys them; but whoever listens to me will dwell secure and will be at ease, without dread of disaster.” Proverbs 1:32-33 (ESV) Do you ever wonder where God is? What He’s thinking? Why He isn’t doing more to stop the spread […]
Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses. Proverbs 10:12 Last week we looked at the power of forgiveness. Christ’s blood poured out from a cross at Calvary so you and I could escape the destructive power of sin. The promise of the cross doesn’t just pardon sin’s penalty, dear one. It conquers the […]
. . . just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life. Romans 6:4 We’ve talked a lot over the last several weeks about the blessings of God. We’d be remiss if we didn’t zero in on our greatest blessing in Christ: […]
These were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised, since God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect. Hebrews 11:39-40 NIV The verses you just read close out the Hebrews 11 “Hall of Faith,” where God took care […]
