1 Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, as some do, letters of recommendation to you, or from you? 2 You yourselves are our letter of recommendation, written on our[a] hearts, to be known and read by all. 3 And you show that you are a letter from Christ delivered by us, written...
Ever Before Christ
16 …Who is sufficient for these things? 17 For we are not, like so many, peddlers of God's word, but as men of sincerity, as commissioned by God, in the sight of God we speak in Christ. (2 Corinthians 2:16b-17 ESV) Our sufficiency is found only in Christ. No words I write...
Peace through Holiness
14 Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord. (Hebrews 12:14 ESV) Consider a world where we all pursued getting along peacefully. A world where our number one priority was to build community and find ways to live in harmony with others. If we,...
Rooted or Uprooted
6 Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, 7 rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving. (Colossians 2:6-7 ESV) We have been experiencing a weather cycle where we are getting a lot of rain and some really high winds. It...
Casting Aside Our Ways
8 Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. (James 4:8a ESV) This scripture came up multiple times today, which means to me that I need to hear it, and maybe you do to. We can go through times where we feel distant from God. In these times we...