14 “And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: ‘The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God’s creation. 15 “‘I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! 16 So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
New Testament
PHILIPPIANS 2:25 – “I have thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus my brother and fellow worker and fellow soldier, and your messenger and minister to my need.” THEME OF THE DAY: TRUE CHRISTIAN FRIENDS. Do you have a lot of Christian friends? Take time to really think through that question before giving a hasty “Yes, I know a lot of…
EPHESIANS 5:15-16 – “Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.” THEME OF THE DAY: THE PASSING OF TIME. Tick-tock, tick-tock . . . do we hear it? If not, pull away from the loud noises of the world, our busyness, and hurried lives and listen…
SONG OF SOLOMON 2:15 – “Catch the foxes for us, the little foxes that spoil the vineyards, for our vineyards are in blossom.” THEME OF THE DAY: RESPECTABLE SINS. The theme of today’s nugget seems to be quite a contradiction! Respectable sins? No such thing in the eyes of God and should be no such thing in the eyes of His people.…
HEBREWS 3:12-13 – “Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God. But encourage one another every day, as long as it is called “today,” that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.” THEME OF THE DAY: A WAY TO A HARDENED HEART. There…
ECCLESIASTES 12:13-14 – “The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil.” THEME OF THE DAY: THE SERIOUSNESS OF LIFE. The Apostle Paul graphically paints what the world will be like in…