Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong– 1 Corinthians 16:13 As Paul concludes his first, and scathing, letter to the church at Corinth, he leaves them with a rapid-fire set of short directives. “Watch!” Paul says. You have already succumbed to many of Satan’sContinue Reading
Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable – Psalm 145:3 God is great. In fact, he is so great that he deserves our praise. In fact, he deserves praise in proportion to his greatness — because he is so great, he is greatlytoContinue Reading
Be of good comfort…and the God of love and peace shall be with you– 2 Corinthians 13:11 This admonition and promise, at first glance, seem to be backwards. It seems as though Paul should first give the promise of God’s presence with us, followed by the admonition to therefore beContinue Reading
John 3:1-6 There is no short cut to heaven. Those who try to be clever by half will discover at the end of the day that they had taken a trip to the land of error. All roads lead to Rome but only one-road leads to heaven. Satan often admonishesContinue Reading
[Jesus our Lord] was delivered for our offences – Romans 4:25 Your initial response to that statement might be: “Offenses? What offenses? I’m a pretty good person who lives a pretty good life.” And you are probably right! You have not killed anybody ever, you have not stolen from anybodyContinue Reading
2 Corinthians 12:9 ESV But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Psalm 37:4 ESV Delight yourself inContinue Reading
Whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?– John 11:26 The everlasting, ever-living Christ entered the realm of death in order to spoil death of all its strength. Death and the devil had no more power over Jesus than a fortress that is being ransacked hasContinue Reading
I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one– 1 John 2:14 It is a myth that many young people perpetuate in their mind, that they cannot be strong or mature or successfulContinue Reading
James 1:1-18 2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,[a] whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generouslyContinue Reading
Be of good comfort…and the God of love and peace shall be with you– 2 Corinthians 13:11 This admonition and promise, at first glance, seem to be backwards. It seems as though Paul should first give the promise of God’s presence with us, followed by the admonition to therefore beContinue Reading
