I had not noticed before that the Word mentioned in John 1:1 is the same as God’s voice that created everything in the beginning. John 1:1 says, “In the beginning was the Word.” And Genesis 1:3 says, “And God SAID, “Let there be light!” God created the world with His voice. It was His words […]
John 1:4-5–4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. A popular narrative now in society, is to focus on surrounding yourself with what is positive, and do away with all negative “energy”. Whether that’s from people, […]
“Into your hand I commit my spirit.” I have always read these words in a negative light. These are the last words of Jesus on the cross. On His dying breath, he spoke these words as He died. But these are truly beautiful words of absolute trust And this is the way every Christian should live […]
Matthew 23:25-26–“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and the plate, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 You blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and the plate, that the outside also may be clean. If you were fortunate to grow […]
You didn’t turn to God. God turned you to God. Therefore, take no credit if you are a Christian. Just be thankful that He turned you to Himself. God tells Ezekiel to prophesy over the dry bones. When he does, the dry bones come together and become human beings again. But they had no breath. […]
We are to take up the shield of faith in all circumstances. (Eph. 6:16) What could that mean? I thought that meant that we should cover our eyes toward pornographic images. And cover our ears from explicit lyrics of secular music. And shield our mouth from speaking dirty words. Surely, those things are to be […]
Matthew 21:25-27–The baptism of John, from where did it come? From heaven or from man?” And they discussed it among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say to us, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’ 26 But if we say, ‘From man,’ we are afraid of the crowd, for they all […]
Grace-driven efforts we are to make as Christians: (Eph 5:1-10) Imitate Jesus by becoming holy (v. 1) Walk in love (v. 2) Avoid sexual immorality (v. 3) Watch your mouth (v. 4) Figure out what pleases God and do it (v. 10) There are more mentioned, but I will stop there. I do not need […]
Matthew 19:21-Jesus said to him, “If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” In the basic makeup of a marriage the way God ordained it to function, it takes two people continually sacrificing things in […]
Here is how to pray for yourself other than the usual requests of health, safety, success, peace, etc. Lord, grant me: (Eph. 3:16-19) 1) Strength in my inner being 2) Indwelling of Christ 3) Rooted in love 4) Understanding of the love of Christ 5) Fullness of God. And this is how to be an […]