7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. (2 Timothy 4:7 NKJV) We can look at this passage as one relegated to those nearing the end of life. Relegating it to a later time when we plan to live the life God...
Reset & Rededicate
16 Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? (1 Corinthians 3:16 NKJV) As we come up on the new year, people begin thinking of New Year’s resolutions. It was a tradition for us to write them down each year as...
Overcome
5 Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? (1 John 5:5 NKJV) It can seem like it is we who have to overcome the world. That we are meant to conquer it, subdue and wring every ounce of life it has...
Sunday Reflection: Satisfaction
I had a restless night the other day. I woke just after midnight with my mind going, which happens from time to time. I know when it does I just have to get up and let it wind down before I can sleep again. I tend to pull out my...
The Seal
22 and who has also put his seal on us and given us his Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee. (2 Corinthians 1:22 ESV) We have been sealed by God through the Holy Spirit as our guarantee for salvation and a life in heaven. This is something that cannot be taken away....