He was encouraging them to stay the course. That exhortation rings down the centuries to us as well: We, too, must cling to God’s promises and to the “Faith” we have been given. Everybody has a beginning of ‘Faith’, For some, we experienced ‘Faith’ as a gift of God from ...
All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.”Berean Literal BibleAll have turned away; together they have become worthless; there is none who is practicing good, there is not so much as one.King James BibleThey are all gone ...
This verse addresses the wise, encouraging them to act justly and generously.3. The NeighborWhile not explicitly mentioned in this verse, the context implies a relationship with others, particularly those in close proximity or community, who may be in need of good deeds. Teaching PointsThe Call...
This isn’t in contrast to supporting others and encouraging them and holding them accountable to the commitments they have made, but the focus of unity always starts with me. How quickly we are, particularly in our interactions with other believers, to start with them instead of me. The ...
Job 1:5 tn The first verb could also be joined with the next to form a verbal hendiadys: “he would rise early and he would sacrifice” would then simply be “he would sacrifice early in the morning” (see M. Delcor, “Quelques cas de survivances du vocabulaire nomade en hébreu bibl...
It’s also incredible that your club is being recognized for itsfinancial contributionsto theHistorical Society—what a meaningful way to leave an impact on the community. Even though you won’t be able to attend the award presentation, your leadership in encouraging others to go ensures your cl...
LET’S RUN TOMORROW MORNING FIRST THING. Share this: LikeLoading... on TODAY’S WORD: Psalm 98: A New Song for Universal Worship TODAY’S WORD: Finding Joy in Your Spiritual Journey HIGH FIVE!(keep learning) John 14:18-31 is a deeply reassuring passage where Jesus promises His disciples...
It means “can do” as we see in the above verse. And what a lesson for me. Yes, I can do all things through Christ, but the question is, did He call me to do it? If not, none of the jewelry I wear touting encouraging quotes means a thing. If God didn’t call me to it...
“The big day is here.” So, for those of you who read through your Bible with the CrossWalk staff for an entire year, I want to say, “Congratulations! Well done! You made it.” And thank you for doing this with us. I hope you found the journey to be enlightening, encouraging ...
Introducing people to Jesus is step one, encouraging true discipleship is step two, but how wonderful that so many great people around the world support missions that do both of these. The best kind of change is possible for you and for me. As Paul said, “And we all, with unveiled fac...