Holy & Perfect
But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.” (1 Peter 1:15-16 NIV) Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect. (Matthew 5:48 NIV) One Bible study I’m currently in is working itsContinue Reading
Spiritual emptiness
For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them. (Ephesians 2:10 NKJV) For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and aContinue Reading
Perfect love expels fear
Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows that we have not fully experienced his perfect love. (1 John 4:18 NLT) ___________ Normally when I think of “perfect love casts out all fear,” I think of the Love of God pushing away fear. WhileContinue Reading
Heart of worship
Jesus responded, “Believe me, dear woman, the time has come when you will worship the Father neither on a mountain nor in Jerusalem, but in your heart. Your people don’t really know the One they worship, but we Jews worship out of our experience, for it’s from the Jews that salvation is available. From nowContinue Reading
You, Too, Will Make It
As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you. Be strong and courageous,because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their ancestors to give them. “Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gaveContinue Reading
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Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. We doContinue Reading
Salt (and light!)
You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless. You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. NoContinue Reading
A day of thanksgiving
I will give thanks and praise the Lord, with all my heart;I will tell aloud all Your wonders and marvelous deeds.I will rejoice and exult in you;I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High. (Psalm 9:1-2 AMP) Tonight it’s 9:00 p.m. and I’m sitting down to write my blog post. Yesterday wasContinue Reading
“Your Prayer Has Been Heard”
“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.“Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will giveContinue Reading
War
You will hear of wars, and you will hear rumors of wars, but you should not panic. It is inevitable, this violent breaking apart of the sinful world, but remember, the wars are not the end. The end is still unfolding. (Matthew 24:6 VOICE) ______ God, I feel like we’re supposed toContinue Reading