9 The Lord does not delay his promise, as some understand delay, but is patient with you, not wanting any to perish but all to come to repentance. (2 Peter 3:9 CSB) I am not patient, but I am very grateful that God is patient with me. That he wants...

17 pray constantly, (1 Thessalonians 5:17 CSB) This is one of those scriptures, and there are only a few, where the reference is longer than the scripture. However, the weight of the statement is greater than we can imagine.
Both in the effect and impact it can have on our lives...

12 On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. 13 But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’[a] For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” (Matthew 9:12-13 CSB) The world is full of...

7 ... Therefore, in order to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. (2 Corinthians 12:7 CSB) To keep us from pride we must, at times, submit ourselves to some form of thorn that keeps us humble....

1 Corinthians 3:10-11 Christian Standard Bible (CSB) 10 According to God’s grace that was given to me, I have laid a foundation as a skilled master builder,[a] and another builds on it. But each one is to be careful how he builds on it. 11 For no one can lay...