5 Now the goal of our instruction is love that comes from a pure heart, a good conscience, and a sincere faith. (1 Timothy 1:5 CSB) Spending time in faithful instruction can be extremely valuable. We should always be in a learning mode, soaking in the wisdom provided through knowledge of scripture and continual...
Your Calling & Election
10 Therefore, brothers and sisters, make every effort to confirm your calling and election, because if you do these things you will never stumble. (2 Peter 1:10 CSB) How do you go about confirming your calling and election? Let’s look at these in reverse. To confirm our election is to recognize the...
A Good Start
3 Are you so foolish? After beginning by the Spirit, are you now finishing by the flesh? (Galatians 3:3 CSB) We often make a good start but then may tend to fade before the finish. This happens when we do not pace ourselves and either burn out early or simply can’t...
There Go I
39 When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “This man, if he were a prophet, would know who and what kind of woman this is who is touching him—she’s a sinner!” (Luke 7:39 CSB) Of course Christ knew who he was interacting with. What the...
Clothed
27 For those of you who were baptized into Christ have been clothed with Christ. (Galatians 3:28 CSB) I absolutely love how scripture is written to provide us visuals like today’s verse. The beauty of how, when we came to Christ saving grace, we were clothed with Christ. We, in effect,...