BIBLE PASSAGE: Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: After the festival was over, while his parents were returning home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but they were unaware of it. (Luke 2:43) MEDITATION: Have you ever been separated from Jesus? Are you experiencing daily fellowship with your Savior? Living life without Jesus’ presence leaves us powerless and prone to … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: This is what the Sovereign LORD, the Holy One of Israel, says: “In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it.” (Isiah 30:15) MEDITATION: God offers so much to mankind and His promises are true and trustworthy. However, it is our … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: “Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.” (Romans 12:1) MEDITATION: There are a number of folks who have difficulty praising and worshipping God. Due to their frustration and disappointment, … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst? (1 Corinthians 3:16) MEDITATION: A pastor had the privilege of pastoring different churches in the midst of building campaigns. It was a faith-growing experience for him to watch God work. In fact, he said he will … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. (Galatians 2:20) MEDITATION: When we receive salvation from God, we enter into … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death (Philippians 3:10) MEDITATION: There was a pastor who had been preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ for more than fifty years, who said he still felt that he was just … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: We wait in hope for the Lord; He is our help and our shield. (Psalm 33:20) MEDITATION: I am a soul, and I have a body; my body is the house where my soul lives. When Oliver Wendell Holmes was in his 80th year, a friend hailed him and asked, “How are you?” … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: I rejoiced greatly in the Lord that at last you renewed your concern for me. Indeed, you were concerned, but you had no opportunity to show it. I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. (Philippians 4:10-11) MEDITATION: “Contentment” is described … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus. (Ephesians 2:6) MEDITATION: Why is it that the empty tomb is considered so magnificent? It is because it signifies more than just the fact that God raised Jesus from the dead. He raised us … Continue reading