17 God, how precious[a] your thoughts are to me; how vast their sum is! (Psalm 139:17 CSB) We have things and people who are precious to us. However all of these will pass away. What better to hold precious God and his thoughts (conveyed in scripture) as they will never...

18 Servants, submit to your masters with all reverence not only to the good and gentle ones but also to the cruel. 19 For it brings favor if, because of a consciousness of God, someone endures grief from suffering unjustly. (1 Peter 2:18-19 CSB) We all want to be treated...

12 Dear friends, don’t be surprised when the fiery ordeal comes among you to test you as if something unusual were happening to you. 13 Instead, rejoice as you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may also rejoice with great joy when his glory is revealed. (1...

13 For you were called to be free, brothers and sisters; only don’t use this freedom as an opportunity[a] for the flesh, but serve one another through love. (Galatians 5:13 CSB) Life is about opportunity. We are each looking for them and would like nothing more for our proverberal ship...

9 But as it is written, What no eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no human heart has conceived— God has prepared these things for those who love him. (1 Corinthians 2:9 CSB) Life can be difficult enough when we have a good sense of what is to come....