The importance of prayer can not be overestimated. It is not only a great privilege, but it is also a command. Paul exhorts us, with the authority of an apostle, to pray regularly. 1 Thessalonians 5:17 (ESV) 17 Pray without ceasing, With the importance of prayer in view, we are looking, this week, at things […]
The Hebrews writer tells us that we can approach God’s throne boldly (Hebrew 4:16) and with the full assurance of faith (Hebrew 10:19-22). We do this through the powerful privilege of prayer. Prayer can give us strength, comfort, joy, and courage, all at once. There are very few blessings from God that can compare with […]
John 10:7-9 (ESV) 7 So Jesus again said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. 8 All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. 9 I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved […]
In John 15:1, Jesus refers to Himself as the “True Vine.” Referring to Himself as such was an accurate way of describing Himself because He does for us that which a vine does for its branches. He gives life and strength to those who are connected to Him. Several important truths emerge from the fact […]
The world is a place of darkness, dominated by sin and ungodliness. Long before God sent His Son to rescue man, Gentiles turned their backs on God. Paul wrote the following concerning them. Romans 1:21 (ESV) 21 For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but […]
Mary, Martha, and Lazarus were good friends of Jesus. The Bible says, “Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus” (John 11:5). It was a sad occasion, then, when Jesus learned that Lazarus died. Again the Bible says, “Jesus wept” (John 11:35). Jesus did not weep, however, because Lazarus was dead, for He knew […]
In John fourteen, we have inspiring words from our Lord regarding our future home in heaven. John 14:1-2 (ESV) 1 “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. 2 In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to […]
1 Peter 5:10 (ESV) 10 And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you. Regardless of who you are, life can sometimes be tough. Job once said, “Man who is born of a […]
Galatians 2:4 (ESV) 4 Yet because of false brothers secretly brought in—who slipped in to spy out our freedom that we have in Christ Jesus, so that they might bring us into slavery— Who does not want to be free? Freedom is a blessed state of being. Those who have it, cherish it, and those […]
1 Corinthians 1:2 (ESV) 2 To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints together with all those who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours: The word sanctified means “to make holy.” It refers […]