I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. Ephesians 4: 1-3  (ESV) Is […]

For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. But what fruit were you getting at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death. Romans 6:20-21 (ESV) Romans chapter six contrasts slaves to sin against what Paul refers to […]

Jesus answered them, ‘Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be rooted up. Let them alone; they are blind guides. And if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.’ Matthew 15:13-14 Discipleship is one of the most important aspects of Christianity. Without guidance from someone who has also […]

Then the Lord God said, ‘It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.’ Genesis 2:18 After God created everything in six days, He declared that it was good. However, the very first thing he saw something that was not good was the loneliness of […]

And he arose and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion, and ran and embraced him and kissed him. And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. I am no longer worthy to be called […]

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1 (ESV) Everything has a beginning. For us, it all began when God created the heavens and the earth. This is how the Bible starts. God was there before life began for any of us. It was just him and him alone. As we […]

Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and give no opportunity to the devil. Ephesians 4:26-27 Anger is a naturally strong emotion. Oftentimes, when one is angry, it overcomes and overwhelms all other emotions that we feel. It is one of those forces in our lives […]

Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, ‘Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?’ Jesus answered, ‘I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.’ Matthew 18: 21-22 When someone has wronged us, it is sometimes easy to forgive depending on the slight. […]

But when one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed. Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we all, with unveiled faces, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For […]

What do workers gain from their toil? I have seen the burden God has laid on the human race. He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end. I know that there is nothing […]