2 Corinthians 9:7 (NKJV) “So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.” Does a missionary to a foreign country regret spending so much of their life outside of the “norm”? Does a Pastor in a small church regret His decision to […]
Roman’s 5:8 (NIV®) “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” You’ve heard these accounts from others – maybe you’ve experienced it yourself. A young man has eyes for a young lady and the young lady has eyes for him. Outsiders looking in can
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Hebrews 10:25 (NIV®) “not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another — and all the more as you see the Day approaching.” Not everyone who goes to a baseball game is a participant. Not everyone who plays, hits a home run every time they’re up to
Luke 20:7 (NIV®) “So they answered, ‘We don’t know where it was from.’” The account that includes this verse describes Christ teaching in the temple every day and a large number of people coming to listen to Him. In the midst of those people were the religious leaders. No doubt they knew many of those
Luke:22:34 (NIV®) “Jesus answered, ‘I tell you, Peter, before the rooster crows today, you will deny three times that you know me.’” I am sympathetic toward Peter. He had spent years with Jesus and had grown to love Him. He knew that Jesus was the Christ, the Son of God (Matthew 16:16). Now that Jesus
Revelation 20:12 (NIV®) “And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books.” I’ve read this scripture before but I think my tendency has
Luke 12:20a (NIV®) “But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you.’” Have you ever wondered about folks who, out of the blue, have terrible things happen to them? One minute they’re buying groceries or having dinner with family and the next minute they are homeless, jobless,
Matthew 5:45b (NKJV) “…for He makes His sun rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.” These are hard days for our family. When I think about it, we are not in uncharted territory, for others have had similar tragedies. Others have similar pain. Part of
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Philippians 2:9-11 (NKJV) “Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is
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Matthew 7:1 (NKJV) “Judge not, that you be not judged.” Many times this verse is used toward Christians as a defense of someone’s behavior, often by someone who does not follow Christ. It is almost as if no one has a right to tell anyone else what to do. In reality, I think this verse