These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold—though your faith is far more precious than mere gold. So when your faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the...
You have heard me teach things that have been confirmed by many reliable witnesses. Now teach these truths to other trustworthy people who will be able to pass them on to others. 2 Tim 2:2 (NLT) This is the quintessential discipleship verse. It shows us the pattern...
Then, calling the crowd to join his disciples, he said, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross, and follow me.” Mark 8:34 (NLT) This passage sounds a little harsh and brash where it says “turn from...
“My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” – Gal 2:20 (NLT) Our earthly bodies are doomed to...
“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.” – Eph 2:10 (NKJV) We are the artistry, the creative overflow, the on-purpose design, and the inspired work of God...
“And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart.” Eze 36:26 (NLT) One of the greatest transformations we can make in this life is allowing God, through...
Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life. Prov 4:23 (NLT) Guarding your heart is not just about protecting what comes in but it's about watching what comes out too! Luke 6:45 says “out of the abundance of the heart the mouth...
Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life. Prov 4:23 (NLT) The heart is pretty valuable to our lives. You wouldn't have a life if you didn't have a heart! It's crucial to our physical and emotional well-being but these things also...
How precious is your unfailing love, O God! Ps 36:7 Precious – this word reminds me of Gollum from Tolkien's ‘The Lord of the Rings' who often snarled the word. What's interesting is that the object of this fictional character's desire, is a ring… not just...
And his name will be the hope of all the world. (Matthew 12:21 NLT) This world is darkened and saddened by the power of sin. I know, looking within myself, if left to my own devices, my life would probably would reach depraved depths. Even after being a Christian for...
