SCRIPTURE: You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ. (Romans 8:9) MEDITATION: “What is my standing with Jesus Christ?” It is a question asked by many … Continue reading
SCRIPTURE: “In a surge of anger I hid my face from you for a moment, but with everlasting kindness I will have compassion on you,” says the LORD your Redeemer. (Isaiah 54:8) MEDITATION: God is slow to anger…. ‘The Lord is slow to anger, abounding in love and forgiving sin and rebellion. Yet he does … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: Your love, O Lord, reaches to the heavens; Your faithfulness to the skies. (Psalm 36:5) MEDITATION: Measurements are important when building structures or making apparel. They are critical in the field of medicine. In the field of sports, measurements are required for comparing contestants. However there are some things that cannot be measured … Continue reading
SCRIPTURE: “Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” (Luke 6:38) MEDITATION: We all like to receive gifts, but do we enjoy giving them more? Whenever we … Continue reading
SCRIPTURE: Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God and receive from him anything we ask, because we keep his commands and do what pleases him. (1 John 3:21-22) MEDITATION: The Bible teaches us that faith will manifest itself in at least five ways. It will manifest itself in … Continue reading
SCRIPTURE: But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them – yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.” (1 Corinthians 15:10) MEDITATION: What exactly is the “grace of God”? It is, … Continue reading
SCRIPTURE: I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion … Continue reading
SCRIPTURE: For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. (Philippians 1:21) MEDITATION: When Paul met Jesus on the road to Damascus, his life stopped going in one direction and headed in the opposite direction. Instead of persecuting those who were followers of Jesus, he started pointing people to Jesus. Look at … Continue reading
SCRIPTURE: “I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obey God by what I have said and done” (Romans 15:18) MEDITATION: You know, most people probably don’t care to hear about Jesus from us until they see the reality of Jesus in our … Continue reading
SCRIPTURE: “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?” (John 11:40) MEDITATION: The word “believe” is defined as, “accepting (something) as true”. We are told in the scriptures that “belief” is required for anyone to receive eternal life. When we “accept as truth” that Jesus Christ is … Continue reading