Let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name. Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God. (Heb. 13:15-16) Because our holy God knows our thoughts and motives, as well as our…

One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his temple. (Psalm 27:4) I’ll never forget my first “date” with my wife. I…

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you. (Isa. 43:2) Is it really true that the trials of this world will not overwhelm God’s children? The…

I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. (John 15:5) The independent spirit of a friend’s daughter resulted in a car accident. Because she had no means of paying for the damage…

Our assurance of Jesus’ sacrificial, inseparable, and undying love inspires our love for him, and stirs our hearts to honor him.  

By our pain we gain understanding of the dimensions of Christ’s grace that is needed to outweigh our suffering. 

The ones that we are most likely to influence for Christ are those closest to us. And, if they are not walking with Christ, they are the ones most likely to have sinned against us.

Christ himself submitted to his Father in order to teach us what biblical submission is. 

The sins that once identified us were nailed to the cross of Christ, crucified with him when we trusted that he died for us.

Our heavenly Father receives our works, not because they deserve his love, but because he is love.