BIBLE PASSAGE: However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name. (1 Peter 4:16) MEDITATION: In an effort to provide what people want to hear, America has created a watered-down Christianity that has produced anemic, watered-down Christians who are unwilling to live according to God’s … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: Let all that you do be done with love. (1 Corinthians 16:14) MEDITATION: What motivates Christians to be an active part of a ministry or member of a church? It is an inherent characteristic of love for people, and a desire to see Christ’s life-changing power have an impact on others. If we … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: Noah did everything just as God commanded him. (Genesis 6:22) MEDITATION: Some people spend very little time reading the Old Testament. I have heard some say that it is not as relevant as the New Testament, and not as interesting to read. If God did not want us to read the Old Testament, … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. (Acts 2:38) MEDITATION: There are several definitions for ‘repentance’ but the one I like the best is “to change one’s mind”. … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: Then He said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” (Luke 12:15) MEDITATION: Being rich can be defined in two ways – having a lot, or wanting very little. Since ‘having a lot’ requires much … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: Whoever does these things will never be shaken. (Psalm 15:5b) MEDITATION: How great would it be to never be shaken? When I think about ‘being shaken’, I think about being devastated by some event. If that is true, then when the Psalmist says we will never be shaken, he means that when adverse … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing.” (Psalm 16:2) MEDITATION: We hear it way too often, don’t we? People telling us that they “just can’t get it together”. Trouble just has a way of seeking them out. What could possibly be the ‘missing … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. (Galatians 5:25) MEDITATION: ‘Keeping in step’ means to be in agreement with someone or something. The scriptures tell us that if we are truly living by the Spirit, then we will agree with the Spirit. That means there are … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: You have searched me, LORD, and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue you, LORD, know it completely. (Psalm … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. (Psalm 139:14) MEDITATION: We could (should) all learn from the Psalmist. He was grateful for the way God made him. If we were the only human being in the world, more than likely we … Continue reading