Likewise, my brothers, you also have died to the law through the body of Christ, so that you may belong to another, to him who has been raised from the dead, in order that we may bear fruit for God. Romans 7:4. “Don’t assume you have to be extraordinary to be used by God. You don’t…
Read MoreYou will go out in joy and be led forth in peace;the mountains and hills will burst into song before you,and all the trees of the field will clap their hands. Isaiah 55:12. When sin is pardoned, our greatest sorrow is ended, and our truest pleasure begins. Such is the joy which the Lord bestows upon His reconciled ones, that it…
Read MoreGod, who has saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was granted us in Christ Jesus from all eternity 2 Timothy 1:9. “We need to serve God in order to have purpose. We need to know God in order to…
Read MoreWhoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious, I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give that person a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to the one who receives it. Revelation 2:17. My heart, be thou stirred up to…
Read MoreDo not say, “I’ll pay you back for this wrong!” Wait for the Lord, and he will avenge you. Proverbs 20:22. Be not in haste. Let anger cool down. Say nothing and do nothing to avenge yourself. You will be sure to act unwisely if you take up the cudgels and fight your own battles; and, certainly,…
Read MoreBefore I formed you in the womb I knew you, And before you were born I consecrated you; Jeremiah 1:5. “And creation gets all its meaning and purpose from God. Aimless, unproductive Christians contradict the creative, purposeful, powerful, merciful God we love. They waste their lives.” – John Piper.
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