10 For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant[a] of Christ. (Galatians 1:10 ESV) Who’s approval do you seek? We often spend our days trying to please those we...

5 But he was pierced for our transgressions;    he was crushed for our iniquities;upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace,    and with his wounds we are healed.6 All we like sheep have gone astray;    we have turned—every one—to his own way;and the Lord has laid on him    the iniquity of us all. (Isaiah 54:5-6 ESV)...

26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. (John 14:26 ESV) I am going to go out on a limb here and say that most of us do not think...

12 No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us. (1 John 4:12 ESV) This is a beautiful line in scripture, because it shows us how we can see God through experience. The statement of this scripture is odd...

24 By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, 25 choosing rather to be mistreated with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin. (Hebrews 11:24-25 ESV) This world offers us a lot of fleeting pleasures. Some of them can be healthy...