12 So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts, to follow their own counsels. (Psalm 81:12 ESV) God never gives up on us, but He may give in to us. God may give us over to our own stubborn hearts. He may let us go our own way so we can see just...
In Part
9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part, 10 but when the perfect comes, the partial will pass away. 11 When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways. 12 For now we see in a...
Obedience
1 But it displeased Jonah exceedingly,[a] and he was angry. 2 And he prayed to the Lord and said, “O Lord, is not this what I said when I was yet in my country? That is why I made haste to flee to Tarshish; for I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger and...
Of Exceeding Value
44 “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. (Matthew 13:44 ESV) Let’s say that you found something that was so valuable, and yet undiscovered by others, would...
Being Human
11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, 12 training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, (Titus 2:11-12 ESV) We are given, here in our passage today and many other places in scripture, a clear cut recipe for living a godly...