“Observe the Lord’s commands…for your own good” Deuteronomy 10:13. Have you ever looked back and regretted an unfortunate decision, saying, “If only I had not done that?” There is an “if only” for every mistake you have ever made. Almost everyone at some time or another gives in to the […]
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of […]
“Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us” – Ephesians 3:20 Robert Arthington lived in a single room, cooked his own meals, and shared his friendship with students who were in need. […]
“In him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence.” – Ephesians 3:12 Deep in the high desert of west Texas, Marfa has a population of 1,750. It is home to an odd work of art: a storefront that resembles a Prada shop. Marfa has […]
“In him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence.” – Ephesians 3:12 Deep in the high desert of west Texas, Marfa has a population of 1,750. It is home to an odd work of art: a storefront that resembles a Prada shop. Marfa has […]
“You do not have because you do not ask God.’ James 4:2 Many of our failures result from our failure to pray. As we examine our mistakes, we discover a forsaken prayer altar and an unopened Bible. James bottom-lines it: ‘… You do not have because you do not ask […]
“I ask you, therefore, not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory.” – Ephesians 3:13 John W. Yates II tells the story of the Devil’s Tools: “It was advertised that the Devil was putting up for sale all of his tools. On that date, […]
“When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment. … and Julius, in kindness to Paul, allowed him to go to his friends so they might provide for his needs.” […]
“Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other.” – Galatians 5:26 Lady Nancy Astor, the first woman ever seated in the British House of Commons from 1919 until 1945. She encountered a lot of male antagonism but proved herself capable of giving as well as receiving in that […]
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith- -and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God- not by works, so that no one can boast.” – Ephesians 2:8-9 Dr. Jeff Volkmer writes on grace: “My wife and I did a portion of our honeymoon […]
“For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers.” Ephesians 1:15 Robert Morgan, in his book “On This Day”, writes: “In 1722, Count Nicholas Ludwig […]
‘For He chose us in Him, before the foundation of the world, to be holy and blameless in love before Him.’ Ephesians 1:4 Nothing about you surprises God. He knew what He was getting when He chose you. He ‘actually chose us out for Himself as His own’. You didn’t […]
‘Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations … I am with you always.’ Matthew 28:19-20 The last thing Jesus said to His disciples before returning to heaven was this: ‘”Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of […]
“And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way.” Ephesians 1:22-23 There have been many famous deaths in world history; we might think of John F. […]