14 The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool hastens destruction. (Proverbs 10:14 CSB) What are you storing up for yourself? Are you like the wise storing up knowledge or like the fool storing up destruction? Scripture can be pretty harsh and straighforward. But if we are...

14 And we exhort you, brothers and sisters: warn those who are idle,[a] comfort the discouraged, help the weak, be patient with everyone. 15 See to it that no one repays evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good for one another and for all. (1 Thessalonians...

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) We all have opportunities and decisions to make about who we choose to serve; ourselves or others. When presented...

16 Rejoice always, 17 pray constantly, 18 give thanks in everything; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 CSB) I always found it interesting that such a short sentence was broken into three scriptural verses. However, I should not be. The writers emphasis is...

5 For freedom, Christ set us free. Stand firm then and don’t submit again to a yoke of slavery. (Galatians 5:! CSB) When we come to Christ we throw off the yoke of slavery to sin. This does not mean that we will no longer sin, but that we are...