4 For he chose us in him, before the foundation of the world, to be holy and blameless in love before him. Blameless - not a word I would use in relation to myself. In fact quite the opposite. Yet, through my belief and faith this is the word God uses...

9 He told Samuel, “Go and lie down. If he calls you, say, ‘Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place. (1 Samuel 3:9 CSB) I often wonder as I write these who’s listening? Not to my words necessarily, but to the message God...

8 More than that, I also consider everything to be a loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. Because of him I have suffered the loss of all things and consider them as dung, so that I may gain Christ (Philippians 3:8 CSB) We all put so...

32 Some were shouting one thing and some another, because the assembly was in confusion, and most of them did not know why they had come together. (Acts 19:32 CSB) Our enemy seeks to keep us in a state of confusion. By keeping us in conflict he maintains a state that does...

5 For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with goodness, goodness with knowledge, 6 knowledge with self-control, self-control with endurance, endurance with godliness, 7 godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. 8 For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being useless or unfruitful in the knowledge of our...