“…as it is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be at all ashamed, but that with full courage now as always Christ will be honored in my body, whether by life or by death. For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain” (Php. 1:20-21). While imprisoned, most likely
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22. On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do
“And Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor, except in his hometown and among his relatives and in his own household” (Mar. 6:4). Jesus had returned to His hometown of Nazareth and began teaching in the synagogue. By then, many living there had encountered His wisdom and either heard of, witnessed, or
“Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. 14. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few” (Mat. 7:13-14). I recently saw a
One of the earliest of my articles and also one of my favorites God, the Creator of heaven and earth (Gen. 1:1), sent His beloved Son (Mat. 3:17) through whom all things were made (Joh. 1:3) into the world when the time was right (Gal. 4:4) to manifest a new truth through Him (Heb. 1:2).
“For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer” (1Pe 3:12). Isn’t it great to know that we have a God who loves us so much that He is never too busy to hear us? God is so powerful, so omnipotent, that He can hear the
“The Lord judges the peoples; judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness and according to the integrity that is in me” (Psa. 7:8). The Psalm is most often interpreted as a plea for divine justice and protection from enemies. Even so, in verse 5, the Psalmist states that God should allow his enemies to
“Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. 17 Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months
“Let there be no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, which are out of place, but instead let there be thanksgiving” (Eph. 5:4). Yesterday, I read an article online in which someone contended that the selected text for today does not prohibit the use of foul language. I know; I was dumbfounded by that
Don’t Impose Human Limitations on Christ “And taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and said a blessing and broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to set before the people. And he divided the two fish among them all” (Mar. 6:41). After the twelve disciples had