2 CORINTHIANS 2:8 – So I beg you to reaffirm your love for him. THEME OF THE DAY. PUT FEET ON IT. Sometimes in reading our Bibles we may quickly rush over verses which don’t really seem to say much on the surface, but if pondered, say a lot. Today’s scripture is one of them. The setting is the Apostle Paul pleading…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
New Testament
2 CORINTHIANS 1:3-4 – Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. THEME OF THE DAY. WE GET…
Peter tells us because of our identity in God, we are on a mission – to be salt and light in a culture desperately needing to see the reality of Him from His people. This is part of our journey through 1 Peter, as we consider how the Apostle has identified who we are in the sight of God.
HEBREWS 11:24-25 – By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, choosing rather to be mistreated with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin. THEME OF THE DAY. TAKE THE LONG VIEW. The last five words in today’s scripture is worthy of lengthy and prayerful meditation – the…
HEBREWS 12:1-3 – Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the…
In our journey through 1 Peter, the Apostle has identified who we are in the sight of God – a chosen race, royal priesthood, holy nation, a people of His possession, and a people receiving mercy. Peter then tells us the purpose from these identities – to lift up our God by proclaiming His wonderful Person and works.