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As Paul began to wrap up his second letter to the saints at Thessalonica, he exhorted them to pray. 2 Thessalonians 3:1 (ESV) 1 Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may speed ahead and be honored, as happened among you, Is there anything more powerful in our possession than prayer? […]
Do you possess righteousness? If so, what kind of righteousness do you have? Jesus tells us that it matters. Matthew 5:20 (ESV) 20 For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. When Jesus talks about our righteousness exceeding that of the […]
God is a loving, merciful being who is full of grace, and those characteristics are seen in His treatment of mankind. It is amazing to me how kind God is to man, blessing even those who deny His very existence. Speaking of the love of God, Jesus said, “… For he makes his sun rise […]
Someone said, “Looking for people of integrity in our generation could be compared to searching for the proverbial needle in the haystack. Indeed, it may be easier trying to identify a grain of salt in a snowstorm.” That is a bit of an overstatement, but there is some truth to it. People with integrity are […]
In Acts 20:7 we learn that the disciples came together to break bread. The breaking of bread is an obvious reference to the Lord’s Supper, something that disciples did every first day of the week. The first day of the week is the Lord’s Day (Revelation 1:10). It is the day that Jesus was raised […]
In James 4:14, James asked the question, “What is your life?” He was asking this question with the duration of life in mind. We should reflect on our lives from that standpoint. We often act as if life was not fleeting. We sometimes think the very way James warns us against in this passage. We […]
Peter once said that God has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness (2 Peter 1:3). One of the things that God has granted us is hope. Without hope, people wander around with no real direction in their lives. Hope gives us purpose; something for which to strive, and that can […]
While Jesus was born in the likeness of men (Philippians 2:7), He was no ordinary man. Of all the people who have ever entered this world, Jesus was unique. He was God manifested in the flesh (1 Timothy 3:16). This is certainly not the only passage in the New Testament that refers to Jesus as […]
We are living in an ever-changing world. The older among us will testify of the changes that have transformed our society. The cost of living has greatly increased, as well as the wages a man receives for a day’s work. Negative things such as crime and drugs are on the rise year by year. Morals […]
In Job 37:14, Elihu exhorted Job to do something that we should all strive to do once in a while. Job 37:14 (ESV) 14 “Hear this, O Job; stop and consider the wondrous works of God. God has given us such undeniable demonstrations of His greatness that, while we cannot comprehend the scope of it, […]