I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. — Philippians 4:13
I don’t know about you, but I know that all the conveniences I’ve let into my life have made me soft and spoiled. Could I …
Daily Pray
Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him. — John 3:28
John the Baptist is a great example of a person who works to help others. He lived his whole life with one main goal in …
He must increase, but I must decrease. — John 3:30
John the Baptist didn’t need many words to say that this was the best way to be great. How do you do it? Paul told …
Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways. — Proverbs 3:31
Why hasn’t anyone bothered to remind us of what God’s wise servant taught us hundreds of years ago? Many people are looking for a way …
Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. — Psalm 4:1
At first, this plea for help sounds like a lot. But when you look more closely, you can see that this is really a cry …
With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; — Ephesians 4:2
It seems like effort, sweat, and hard work have become dirty words in western Christianity. The Holy Spirit reaches out with his truth to our …
For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication: — 1 Thessalonians 4:3
The word “sanctified” sounds very “churchy,” doesn’t it? It means to be different from other people and set aside for God’s use and glory. We …
But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, — Galatians 4:4
Wow! What a deep passage with so many great ideas! Let’s write it in plain English so we can not only understand it but also …
Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, — Ephesians 3:20
We have a lot more power than we usually think. That amazing power is working in us (cf. Ephesians 1:18-19). But this promise of power …
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. — Proverbs 3:5
What do you use as a guide for your life? God is the only one who can guide our steps correctly, no matter how smart, …