Hebrews 11:1 – Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. It would not be a good sign if we are exactly the same as we were before we became followers of Jesus the Christ. If fact, the Word of God makes it clear that if we belong…
Continue Reading1 Peter 1:3-9 – 3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you, 5 who through faith are shielded…
Continue Reading1 Peter 1:3-9 – 3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you, 5 who through faith are shielded…
Continue ReadingJames 2:14-17 “What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them? Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing…
Continue Reading“Life isn’t about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain.” A pretty good description of joy lived out, and of faith in God. Understand the reality of God and the fact that God does not change. Perfection need not change. Trust in God and not oneself (Proverbs 3:5-6). That is…
Continue ReadingProverbs 3:27 – Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act. Matthew 7:12 – So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets. Give from the blessings God has given.…
Continue ReadingHebrews 6:1-3 – Therefore let us move beyond the elementary teachings about Christ and be taken forward to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from acts that lead to death, and of faith in God,2 instruction about cleansing rites, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. 3 And God permitting, we will do so. Here we…
Continue ReadingIsaiah 6:13b – But as the terebinth and oak leave stumps when they are cut down, so the holy seed will be the stump in the land.” We all face hard times. There are times that the forest of our lives is cut down and what remains is a barren land of stumps. But with…
Continue ReadingIn what is my comfort? In what is my delight? How fragile and empty if they are in anything or anyone other than God? Every other thing that I should have faith, joy or confidence in is grasping at the wind. Oh Lord God, may my eyes be ever searching, my ears ever listening, my…
Continue ReadingJesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.” John 6:29 May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word. 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 The times are…
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