11 For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12 Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw— 13 each one's work will become manifest, for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed by fire, and the fire will test what...

4 Riches do not profit in the day of wrath,    but righteousness delivers from death. (Proverbs 11:4 ESV) We put far too much stock in the ability of our wealth to keep the darkness of this world at bay. The reality is that when things go sideways in a society wealth...

18 For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. (1 Corinthians 1:18 ESV) Have you ever encountered someone who simply thought that the words of scripture were foolish? They did not understand its message, nor could they...

18 knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, 19 but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot. (1 Peter 1:18-19 ESV) The Online Dictionary defines Ransomed in this way; obtain the release of (a prisoner)...

41 Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” (Matthew 26:41 ESV) We have every form of temptation around us. The world is full of things that pull us ever away from God. The enemy devises situations that are meant to...