Ephesians 2:8-9 (ESV) 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast. What a plan of salvation! We should thank God every day for making our salvation a matter […]
Isaiah 41:10 (ESV) 10 Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. It is true, God is the Father of us all. He is not the God of one group of […]
Colossians 1:17 (ESV) 17 And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. Sometimes biblical writers like Paul will take a statement from the scriptures and use the words to make a point without worrying about the context of the original statement. For example, in 1 Corinthians 14, Paul is teaching […]
Revelation 3:15-16 (ESV) 15 “‘I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! 16 So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth. Settling into a mediocre Christianity is a danger we all face. It is easy […]
Tom Brady is widely known as the greatest quarterback in NFL history. He has won six Super Bowls, more than any other quarterback, and is the third highest-paid player professional football has ever had. In addition to his football salary, he earns about $8 million a year in endorsements. And, oh, by the way, most […]
The cross of Christ will always be one of the great ironies of all time. The day that Jesus died for our transgressions was at once the darkest and the most joyous day of all time. Without the cross upon which Jesus shed His blood for the forgiveness of our sins, we would be destined […]
As another day comes to a close, we should be thankful for the blessing of life. We serve a good God Who has blessed us in a variety of ways, but life itself is sometimes taken for granted. We should take care to appreciate every new day and be thankful, when it is over, that […]
Rizpah is little known Bible character. She was taken by Saul as a concubine and bore him two sons. Later, after the death of Saul, these two sons were hung for the crimes Saul committed against the Gibeonites when he broke the covenant that the Israelites made with them (Joshua 9:1-27). This is when we […]
John 2:9 (ESV) 9 When the master of the feast tasted the water now become wine, and did not know where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom. Do you like who you are? If not, it is certainly in your power […]
Romans 10:2 (ESV) 2 For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. The word zeal (zēlos) is an emotional word that can denote something good or something bad. Literally, it means “to boil,” and figuratively, “to seethe with emotion.” In classical Greek, the word referred to […]