You are defined by God and God alone
He has identified us as his own by placing the Holy Spirit in our hearts . . . 2 Corinthians 1:22 (NLT) You are not defined by your feelings. You are not defined by the opinions of...
Monthly Archive: January 2013
Love in you proves Jesus in you
We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. Anyone who does not love remains in death. 1 John 3:14 (NIV) Our love for one another is the fruit, not the...
Be planted like a tree near streams
Such a one is like a tree planted near streams; it bears fruit in season and its leaves never wither, and every project succeeds. Psalm 1:3 (NJB) There is a river that flows from the throne of...
Go in grace, but change your life
I do not condemn you either. Go, but do not sin again. John 8:11 (TEV) Grace is meant to justify the sinner – ‘Go and sin no more.’ Grace is never meant to justify our sins –...
You don’t have to sin
For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin—because anyone who has died has been...
We say we ‘can’t’ change when we mean ‘won’t’
We should no longer be slaves to sin—because anyone who has died has been freed from sin. Romans 6:6–7 (NIV) When my oldest son was two years old, he’d sometimes push away food, making a face and...
Does Jesus set your priorities?
Someone else said, “I will follow you, sir; but first let me go and say good-bye to my family.” Jesus said to him, “Anyone who starts to plow and then keeps looking back is of no use...
Are you delaying that step of faith?
He said to another man, “Follow me.” But that man said, “Sir, first let me go back and bury my father.” Jesus answered, “Let the dead bury their own dead. You go and proclaim the Kingdom of...
Serving even when it is inconvenient
As they went on their way, a man said to Jesus, “I will follow you wherever you go.” Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place...
Keep this one resolution in 2013
For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. 1 Corinthians 2:2 (NIV) Salvation is in Christ alone. It’s not Christ plus your good behavior. It’s not Christ plus...