BIBLE PASSAGE: But Timothy has just now come to us from you and has brought good news about your faith and love. He has told us that you always have pleasant memories of us and that you long to see us, just as we also long to see you. (1 Thessalonians 3:6) MEDITATION: Paul and … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: Therefore, brothers and sisters, in all our distress and persecution we were encouraged about you because of your faith. (1 Thessalonians 3:7) MEDITATION: Some Christians have the idea that God has not called them into service. Although He may not have called them into a new specific area of service (yet), all brothers … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: And when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. So for a whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the church and taught great numbers of people. The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch. (Acts 11:26) MEDITATION: Remember when you were a kid how you wanted to imitate one of your … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. (Matthew 6:12) MEDITATION: If you were near the end of your journey on earth, what message would you want to pass on to others? Would you want to tell them to always love God, and love others? Jesus said those are … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. (Romans 8:37) MEDITATION: There are times when we experience problems in life that seem insurmountable. Even though God gave us the power of logical reasoning, there are some things that are just too difficult to work out in … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it. (Ephesians 4:7) MEDITATION: When we read about the disciples of Jesus, we discover that their lives were not a bed of roses. When the Lord saves us, we become His disciples as well, so we cannot expect to live … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. (1 Corinthians 5:1) MEDITATION: We live in a world where nothing lasts forever. Time can cause even the finest and most expensive things to … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the Lord. (Lamentations 3:40) MEDITATION: It happens gradually, doesn’t it? We might think it has happened suddenly, but when we assess where we have been and where we are now, we know that it has evolved over time. Something is … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. (Isaiah 41:10) MEDITATION: It happens to us all at some point in our lives, doesn’t it? Out of the … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: “But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.” (Matthew 6:20) MEDITATION: Too many people are building their lives on the rock of materialism. There seems to be a deep economic discontent among people in every walk of … Continue reading