5 But to the one who does not work, but believes on him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited for righteousness. (Romans 4:5 CSB) I have written many times about our need to live our faith through our actions. However, salvation is given freely. Thus, even to the...

2 I said to the Lord, “You are my Lord;I have nothing good besides you.” (Psalm 16:2 CSB) We want to possess. The world is one of materlistic striving for more and more. No matter what we have, we want more. Furthermore, we begin to believe that we are owed...

18 They are darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them and because[a] of the hardness of their hearts. (Ephesians 4:18 CSB) A lack of awareness can lead to a hardened heart. Once one begins to slip into this area...

11 so that we may not be taken advantage of by Satan. For we are not ignorant (or unaware from other translations) of his schemes. I really do not like the word ignorant. It just has such harsh connotation. However, other translations use the word “unaware” which I think fits...

5 Commit your way to the Lord;trust in him, and he will act, I love scripture like this that in such a small number of words encapsulates really big ideas. Commit - we must go first to God and seek his will, then commit to a course of action. By...