15 For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear. Instead, you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father!” (Romans 8:15 CSB) Many of us are slaves to fear. Oh, we mask it in may different ways, but still it...

8 Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. (James 4:8 CSB) How simple is today’s scripture. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. But we must not miss the second part of...

30 The Lord your God who goes before you will fight for you, just as you saw him do for you in Egypt. 31 And you saw in the wilderness how the Lord your God carried you as a man carries his son all along the way you traveled until...

15 He then told them, “Watch out and be on guard against all greed, because one’s life is not in the abundance of his possessions.” (Luke 12:15 CSB) For most of us, if we never made another material purchase (I am talking want not need) we would have more than...

18 One who isolates himself pursues selfish desires;he rebels against all sound wisdom. (Proverbs 18:1 CSB) I tend to be a fairly solitary person and I am apt toward isolation. I can relate very well with today’s scripture. Isolation makes us selfish. Because we are the only one around we...