For if because of one man’s trespass (lapse, offense) death reigned through that one, much more surely will those who receive [God’s] overflowing grace (unmerited favor) and the free gift of righteousness [putting them into right standing with Himself] REIGN AS KINGS IN LIFE (emphasis mine) through the one Man Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One) our Lord […]
Help is Always Near
God is our strong refuge; he is truly our helper in times of trouble. Psalm 46:1 NET Bible There comes a time in everyone’s life (some more than others) when we will require someone’s aid. I imagine that as you read this you can recall at least one occasion when someone helped you and it […]
He Promised to Return
And while they were gazing intently into heaven as He went, behold, two men [dressed] in white robes suddenly stood beside them, Who said, Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing into heaven? This same Jesus, Who was caught away and lifted up from among you into heaven, will return in [just] the same […]
The Beauty of Wisdom
The beginning of Wisdom is: get Wisdom (skillful and godly Wisdom)! [For skillful and godly Wisdom is the principal thing.] And with all you have gotten, get understanding (discernment, comprehension, and interpretation). Prize Wisdom highly and exalt her, and she will exalt and promote you; she will bring you to honor when you embrace her. […]
Put On Christ
And do this knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now, our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore, let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of […]
Be Thankful
Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever Psalm 118:1 What a very simple, uncomplicated instruction. Not only are we instructed regarding what to do, but we are given an excellent reason as to why we should do it. Yet, how many times do we encounter people who […]
Keep Moving Forward
Not that I have now attained [this ideal], or have already been made perfect, but I press on to lay hold of (grasp) and make my own, that for which Christ Jesus (the Messiah) has laid hold of me and made me his own. I do not consider, brethren, that I have captured and made […]
Maximize This Life
The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they might have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows). John 10:10 Amplified Bible When we talk about maximizing anything we refer to getting the absolute highest gain or benefit that can possibly […]
Have You Learned How to Talk?
Let no foul or polluting language, nor evil word nor unwholesome or worthless talk [ever] come out of your mouth, but only such [speech] as is good and beneficial to the spiritual progress of others, as is fitting to the need and the occasion, that it may be a blessing and give (God’s favor) to […]
You Can Know God
In Judah is God known: His name is great in Israel. Psalm 76:1 King James Version Throughout the history of mankind many have endeavored to know God. I want to preface the remainder of what I am going to say by emphatically stating that there is a tremendous difference between knowing about God and knowing […]