27 Instead, God has chosen what is foolish in the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen what is weak in the world to shame the strong. 28 God has chosen what is insignificant and despised in the world—what is viewed as nothing—to bring to nothing what is viewed as something, (1...
Reality and Proof
11 Now faith is the reality[a] of what is hoped for, the proof[b] of what is not seen. (Hebrews 11:1 CSB) Note that this scripture is very definitive in how it discusses faith. There is not ambiguous wording. It states that faith is the reality and proof. I believe that, sometimes, people look...
Carried
20 You planned evil against me; God planned it for good to bring about the present result... (Genesis 50:20a CSB) Our scripture today comes at a time 13 years after Joseph had suffered being sold as a slave, wrongly accused and incarcerated. 13 years! How many of us would have given...
Portion
5 Lord, you are my portion[a]and my cup of blessing;you hold my future. (Psalm 16:5 CSB) What is our portion? We, of course, want it to be a lot. But sometimes it is only a little. However, if it is from God we can be assured that it is enough....
Not of this World
19 We know that we are of God, and the whole world is under the sway of the evil one. (1 John 5:19 CSB) There are two pivotal aspects of today’s scripture: We are of God and the world is of the evil one. You really do not have to look...