He Shares His Crown “Fellow heirs with Christ.” Romans 8:17 The boundless realms of His Father’s universe belong by right to Christ. As “heir of all things,” He is the sole proprietor of the vast creation of God, and He has admitted us to claim it all as ours, by making us His fellow heirs.… Read More »
Expect Trouble
Expect Trouble In the world you will have tribulation. John 16:33 Are you asking why this should be, believer? Look upward to your heavenly Father, and behold Him pure and holy. Do you know that you are one day to be like Him? Will you easily be conformed to His image? Will you not require… Read More »
How God Shows You His Grace
How God Shows You His Grace “Now God says he will accept and acquit us . . . if we trust Jesus Christ to take away our sins. And we can all be saved in this same way, by coming to Christ, no matter who we are or what we have been like.” (Romans 3:22) … Read More »
God’s Plan from the Beginning
God’s Plan from the Beginning “Your hearts and minds must be made completely new, and you must put on the new self, which is created in God’s likeness and reveals itself in the true life that is upright and holy.” Ephesians 4:23-24 From the beginning, God’s plan has been to make you like his Son,… Read More »
How Do I Know I’m Saved?
HOW DO I KNOW I’M SAVED? “It is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast.” Ephesians 2:8-9 (NIV) In Luke 23:42, one of the criminals hanging next to Jesus on the cross prayed, “Jesus, remember me… Read More »
How To Build Your Self-Esteem
How to build your self-esteem ‘I have loved you with an everlasting love;’ Jeremiah 31:3 After four hundred years of living as slaves in Egypt, the Israelites struggled with low self-esteem. So, God said to them, ‘… “Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you. Again I will… Read More »
Five Ways God Uses Your Problems
Five Ways God Uses Your Problems “My suffering was good for me, for it taught me to pay attention to your decrees. Your instructions are more valuable to me than millions in gold and silver.” Psalm 119:71–72 (NLT) Life is a series of problem-solving opportunities. The problems you face will either defeat you or develop… Read More »
Love Your Neighbor
Love Your Neighbor Matthew 5:43 “Love your neighbor.” Perhaps he rolls in riches, and you are poor and living in your humble dwelling next-door to his mansion. Every day you see his estates, his fine clothes, and his extravagant parties. God has given him these gifts; covet not his wealth, and think no hard thoughts… Read More »
God Uses It All For Your Good
God Uses It All For Your Good “There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you must endure many trials for a little while. . . . When your faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole… Read More »
Becoming One Flesh
“Becoming One Flesh” That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh. (Genesis 2:24) This verse lays the foundation for the institution of marriage, describing the profound union that takes place between a husband and wife. The act of leaving one’s parents and being… Read More »
