SCRIPTURE: As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. (Ephesians 2:1-2) MEDITATION: In Paul’s letter to … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings. (1 Peter 5:8-9) MEDITATION: Have you ever … Continue reading
SCRIPTURE: For we must appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad. (2 Corinthians 5:10) MEDITATION: Have you ever thought about the fact that believers will also face a judgment of how they … Continue reading
SCRIPTURE: Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. (Philippians 2:3-4) MEDITATION: Reading the Bible should be a daily desire (not habit) of every Christian. Why? Because as believers, we are … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. (1 John 4:8) MEDITATION: Are you someone who makes resolutions each January that only last a few weeks? Some resolutions are valuable, but some are just for the sake of making one. Some resolutions affect only you, but some have an … Continue reading
SCRIPTURE: But what does it say? “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,” that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming. (Romans 10:8) MEDITATION: There seems to be a growing number of people who have trouble understanding the Bible. Many times during my career others would ask … Continue reading
SCRIPTURE: But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come … Continue reading
SCRIPTURE: “For the LORD your God is living among you. He is a mighty savior. He will take delight in you with gladness. With his love, he will calm all your fears. He will rejoice over you with joyful songs.” (Zephaniah 3:17) MEDITATION: If you have children, maybe you remember when he or she was … Continue reading
SCRIPTURE: Surely you desire truth in the inner parts; You teach me wisdom in the inmost place. (Psalm 51:6) MEDITATION: The Bible teaches that purity of conduct includes truthfulness. God’s Word teaches that we should be truthful in our representation of ourselves. Jesus scornfully denounced the hypocrisy of the scribes and Pharisees! In the Sermon … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well. (1 John 5:1) MEDITATION: Are We Obedient Servants? Have we made a decision to follow God as ‘a way of life’? Not obeying once in a while, but rather, complying … Continue reading