9 But take care that this right of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the weak. (1 Corinthians 8:9 ESV) Earlier in the books of Corinthians, Paul wrote “Everything is permissible for me, but not everything is beneficial”. This directly ties to our scripture today. While much is permissible to...
Don’t Sprint
3 O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you[a] and watch. (Psalm 5:3 ESV) Do you think God hears you? Do you ever watch after you pray to see what God will do or do you just move forward with whatever you believe is the...
Not Always Visible
7 for we walk by faith, not by sight. (2 Corinthians 5:7 ESV) This is a short but profound verse. The idea of walking by faith is something that may take years to understand fully and cultivate. We are not given signs and wonders as were the disciples. We must take everything on...
Judgement, Condemnation and Forgiveness
37 “Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven; (Luke 6:27 ESV) How much judging, condemning and forgiving do we do? The world is a place where we will be judged by others. We may be condemned as...
Thorn
7 So to keep me from becoming conceited because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations,[a] a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from becoming conceited. (2 Corinthians 12:7 ESV) When I think about what an inspiration Paul is even to this day,...