27 Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world. (James 1:27 NKJV)How can we keep ourselves unspotted from the world? Is that even possible!There is much this world offers that we must decide, as Christians,...
Upholding Faith and Honoring Others
12 having your conduct honorable among the Gentiles, that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by your good works which they observe, glorify God in the day of visitation. 13 Therefore submit yourselves to every [a]ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake, whether to the king as supreme, (1 Peter 2:12-13 NKJV)When we...
What Hindsight Tells Us
1 I waited patiently for the Lord;And He inclined to me,And heard my cry.2 He also brought me up out of a horrible pit,Out of the miry clay,And set my feet upon a rock,And established my steps.3 He has put a new song in my mouth—Praise to our God;Many will see it and fear,And will trust in the Lord. (Psalm...
With Much Wisdom, Much Grief
18 For in much wisdom is much grief,And he who increases knowledge increases sorrow. (Ecclesiastes 1:18 NKJV)We all want to add wisdom, but we do not necessarily consider with even moderate wisdom comes the potential for our sorrow’s increasing. The phrase, “ignorance is bliss”, did not come about for no reason. Sometimes knowing...
The Small Anxieties
6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:6-7 NKJV)The small anxieties that tend to haunt us can give way to...