2 Carry one another’s burdens; in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. (Galatians 6:2 CSB) As I have gotten older I realize I feel other’s pain more deeply. I empathize with them more and their difficulties weigh upon my mind so that I regularly pray for their situation....
Lip Guard
3 Lord, set up a guard for my mouth;keep watch at the door of my lips. (Psalm 141:3 CSB) This may be one of the most needed scriptural request we can make. Well, at least it is for me. I am much better these days than I have been in...
The One to Come
14 For we do not have an enduring city here; instead, we seek the one to come. (Hebrews 13:14 CSB) Do you ever feel that you just have no real place? That you are a stranger in a strange land? Well, that is true. We do not have an enduring city...
Overcome and Conquer
21 Do not be conquered by evil, but conquer evil with good. (Romans 12:21 CSB) What does it mean to be a conqueror? Other translations use the word ”overcome”. To be sure, both words can have dual meanings. In one we are overcome and in the other we overcome. The operative...
Sifted
31 “Simon, Simon,[a] look out. Satan has asked to sift you[b] like wheat. 32 But I have prayed for you[c] that your faith may not fail. And you, when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.” (Luke 21:31-32 CSB) Though we never want it, there may be times where God gives Satan a free hand in our lives. He...