37 “Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven; (Luke 6:27 ESV) How much judging, condemning and forgiving do we do? The world is a place where we will be judged by others. We may be condemned as...
Thorn
7 So to keep me from becoming conceited because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations,[a] a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from becoming conceited. (2 Corinthians 12:7 ESV) When I think about what an inspiration Paul is even to this day,...
Earthen Vessels
7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us. (2 Corinthians 4:7 NKJV) We want to be seen as strong and independent, but the reality is that we live in these earthen vessels, these often weak jars of...
Sufficiency
8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency[a] in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work. (1 Corinthians 9:8 ESV) In a world of ever more do we ever even sniff at sufficiency? When God makes grace abound to...
Rushing Forward
8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. (Isaiah 55:8-9 ESV) We can find ourselves in a state of thinking that we know...