He is always wrestling in prayer for you, that you may stand firm in all the will of God, mature and fully assured.(Colossians 4:12) A friend told me about a group of people who share a strong bond of faith in Christ. One of them, a 93-year-old woman, said, “I feel like I can call … [Read more…]
Mark 10:17-22 [He] went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions. (Mark 10:22) A hero to a generation of people who grew up after World War II, Corrie ten Boom left a legacy of godliness and wisdom. A victim of the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, she survived to tell her story of faith and dependence on God … [Read more…]
Psalms 27:7-14 When You said, “Seek My face,” my heart said to You, “Your face, Lord, I will seek.” (Psalms 27:8) While traveling on an airplane with her 4- and 2-year-old daughters, a young mom worked at keeping them busy so they wouldn’t disturb others. When the pilot’s voice came over the intercom for an announcement, … [Read more…]
Psalms 119:105-112 Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.(Psalms 119:105) During World War II, small compasses saved the lives of 27 sailors 300 miles off the coast of North Carolina. Waldemar Semenov, a retired merchant seaman, was serving as a junior engineer aboard the SS Alcoa Guide when a German submarine … [Read more…]
Matthew 18:1-10 Unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.(Matthew 18:3) Charles Wesley (1707–1788) was a Methodist evangelist who wrote more than 9,000 hymns and sacred poems. Some, like “O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing,” are great, soaring hymns of praise. But his … [Read more…]
Philippians 4:1-11 “I plead with Euodia and I plead with Syntyche to be of the same mind in the Lord. Yes, and I ask you… help these women since they have contended at my side in the cause of the gospel… whose names are in the book of life.” (Philippians 4: 2-3) If we look into … [Read more…]
Romans 7: 15-25 For in my inner being I delight in God’s law; but I see another law at work in me, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin (Romans 7: 22,23) Why does faith community need to be liberated from corruption? … [Read more…]
James 4:1-10 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts. (James 4: 7-8) Silence is an opinion. Inaction is an action.” This is a common saying in the conflict … [Read more…]
Isaiah 1:10-20 Wash and make yourselves clean. Take your evil deeds out of my sight; stop doing wrong. Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. (Isaiah 1:16-17) Isaiah was quoted more in the New Testament than any other prophet and no other biblical author is remembered for his vivid imagery. He was a … [Read more…]
Matthew 5:13-20 “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again?You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.” (Matthew 5:13,14) The Sermon on the Mount is the essential teachings of Jesus focusing the disciples … [Read more…]