“If you are wise and understand God’s ways, prove it by living an honorable life, doing good works with the humility that comes from wisdom.” (James 3:13 NLT) Do you think of yourself as a wise person? Why? Or why not? Perhaps a better question might be: Do you WANT to be wise? What ISContinue reading “Are You Wise?”
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A Holy Nation
“But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for He called you out of the darkness into His wonderful light.” (1 Peter 2:9 NLT) Is it safe to sayContinue reading “A Holy Nation”
What Does Holiness Mean?
“God the Father knew you and chose you long ago, and His Spirit has made you holy. As a result, you have obeyed Him and have been cleansed by the blood of Jesus Christ. May God give you more and more grace and peace.” (1 Peter 1:2 NLT) Holiness as described in Scripture may beContinue reading “What Does Holiness Mean?”
Seeing Our Work As Sacred (Part 2)
“Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. Remember that the Lord will give you an inheritance as your reward, and that the Master you are serving is Christ.” (Colossians 3:23-24 NLT) In yesterday’s post we began investigating how our view of work should beContinue reading “Seeing Our Work As Sacred (Part 2)”
What Does Holy Living Look Like?
“By His divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life.” (2 Peter 1:3 NLT) In yesterday’s post we began looking at the evidence of the Holy Spirit’s life in us. It matters little what we believe in our mind in comparison to what becomes “believable” in and through theContinue reading “What Does Holy Living Look Like?”
Living Like This Was Your Last Day!
“Listen closely to my prayer, O Lord, hear my urgent cry.” (Psalm 86:6 NLT) What’s “the MOST” important thing you must do today? This isn’t a “trick” question. It will vary from person to person, but categorically, how do you make decisions? Then how do you prioritize them, so the most important ones get yourContinue reading “Living Like This Was Your Last Day!”
Developing God-Honoring Relationships
“…our goal is to please Him.” (2 Corinthians 5:9b NLT) Yesterday we focused on the most important area of our lives, our walk with the Lord Jesus. We looked at setting realistic, attainable goals in the development of the basic disciplines of our journey with Jesus. Today we’ll look at another category of our livesContinue reading “Developing God-Honoring Relationships”
Being Free from Whatever Has You Bound
“Some of you were once like that…” (1 Corinthians 6:11) In 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 Paul writes: “Don’t you realize that those who do wrong will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Don’t fool yourselves. Those who indulge in sexual sin, or who worship idols, or commit adultery, or are male prostitutes, or practice homosexuality, orContinue reading “Being Free from Whatever Has You Bound”
The Issue of Sin
“And Jesus said, ‘…Go and sin no more.” (John 811b NLT) A group of men came to Jesus and declared: “this woman was caught in the act of adultery. The law of Moses says to stone her. What do you say?’” Actually, the law of Moses stated that the woman AND the man should beContinue reading “The Issue of Sin”
Walking With Jesus 