The Lord Jesus teaches us to love, grow in relationship with Him, and minister Christ to others. Doing this is the high life. First, Paul prays that we abound more and more. Vs9, “And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
This is our relationship with God: it is a relationship of grace and peace. “Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ [vs2].” God is at peace with us through the resurrected Christ, so He gives us grace and...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“I say then, walk by the Spirit and you will not fulfill the desire of the flesh.” We have a promise from God Almighty Himself, and we must take it to heart. If we walk in the Spirit, we will not fulfill the lusts of the flesh....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"Do not banish me from Your presence or take Your Holy Spirit from me." This is the prayer of every believer: We don't want banishment from the presence of God. First, He'll banish us! God is upright in His judgments and just in chastising...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon and Og, whom you devoted to destruction. When we heard...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“We will rejoice in you and be glad; We will extol your love more than wine. Rightly do they love you.” We have a reason to love the Son of God. First, His love is better than wine. He's better than everything in this world. The...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the Lord which you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “For there will be peace and truth in my days.” When judgment comes upon us, we must bow to it. Hezekiah received a...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"Every place on which the sole of your foot treads, I have given it to you, just as I spoke to Moses." vs3 First, the promises of God are good. Everything that He's promised us, even eternal life, will come to pass. There's no possibility of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“Bring some of the fish you’ve just caught,” Jesus told them. vs10 Our Lord Jesus Christ doesn’t need us, but we are privileged to work with our hands. He uses us to labor, when He could do it by Himself. His eternal...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“You will have plenty to eat and be satisfied And praise the name of the Lord your God, Who has dealt wondrously with you; Then My people will never be put to shame." The Lord makes a promise: after chastisement and faith in Christ, He...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
