In these past years, I have tried to live more and more authentically. When people look at my life. more or less, a consistency is there. God has been my stronghold. My faith has carried me through some of the more challenging times. Loved ones are important to me. Engagement in life...
Bible Verse of the Day If you're looking for a wonderful way to begin the day, generating a random Bible verse of the day can be an excellent way to do so. There's something special beginning the day with the word of God. Since the verse that appears will be completely random, it'...
He wrote this letter to advise Timothy, his spiritual protégé, on how to address the different issues that were coming up in the church at Ephesus. Considering it is a letter of instruction on the running of the church of God, we can know two things – It applies to God’s church ...
Have you ever felt like you have done too many bad things for God to love you? I think that most of use have felt this way at some time or another. What if I told you that the man that God chose to write most of the New Testament and was once feared all over the land by Chri...
We learn several things from this verse. Yahweh is The high and lofty One. Yahweh is exalted far above all humans and other supposed gods. Eternal. The NRSV and KJV reflect the Hebrew -- Yahweh "inhabits eternity."[215]Wow! Holy. God is set apart from all sin and the everyday and ...
BUT, it was all something that God knew I needed and was one of the most satisfying years of my life. Busy, but satisfying. 4– The Bible is not for the people who don’t know Christ, it is for the follower of Christ! The verse in 2 Timothy 3:16 that talks about the value of...
But despite their differences, all celebrate providence, for without its promise, Christians would find no consolation in a chaotic fallen world. Knowing that God works in and through all things for the good of his children (Romans 8:28) is an enormous impetus to persevere in following and se...
“Peace does not lie in getting God to give me other circumstances. Peace lies in finding God in these circumstances.”– John Ortberg “Compassion, tolerance, forgiveness and a sense of self-discipline are qualities that help us lead our daily lives with a calm mind.”– Dalai Lama ...
what a blessing to know that our identity is connected to God as the one who cares for us. Thus, Peter, who was told to shepherd the flock of Jesus inJohn 21, may at length speak this relationship to suffering saints: “casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you” ...
Taken fromJohn Gill's Exposition of the Bible Romans 5:7 In-Context 5We're not ashamed to have this confidence, because God's love has been poured into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us. 6Look at it this way: At the right time, while we were still helpless...