18 Timothy, my son, I am giving you this instruction in keeping with the prophecies previously made about you, so that by recalling them you may fight the good fight, 19 having faith and a good conscience. Some have rejected these and have shipwrecked their faith. (1 Timothy 1:18-19 CSB)...
Relief
1 Be gracious to me, God, be gracious to me, for I take refuge in you. I will seek refuge in the shadow of your wings until danger passes. (Psalm 57:1 CSB) I have recently run into a number of hurting people. People who feel they have no where to...
Audience of One
7 For none of us lives for himself, and no one dies for himself. 8 If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. (Romans 14:7-8 CSB) Remembering, ultimately (eternally), we...
Being Significant
“If anyone comes after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.” (Matthew 16:24) Deny myself and take up my cross. That does not sound like any kind of fun. For those who think the message of the New Testament is one of flower and...
Thoughts & Intentions
12 For the word of God is living and effective and sharper than any double-edged sword, penetrating as far as the separation of soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. (Hebrews 4:12 CSB) Thoughts and intentions. Would that we...