‘Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh. … the second he called Ephraim.’ Genesis 41:51-52 When you experience tragedy or loss, unless you get help, you can shut down emotionally and remain stuck. And when you focus on the pain of the past, you risk forfeiting the blessing God […]
“And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.” – 2 Corinthians 3:18 President Abraham Lincoln died almost 160 years ago, but his likeness has plenty to say about today’s […]
“For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive what is due him for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.” – 2 Corinthians 5:10 Brandon Moon was convicted by jury of three counts of aggravated sexual assault. His […]
“We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.” 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 In her book “Invitations from God”, Adele Ahlberg Calhoun writes: “Jesus’ actions, in and of themselves, often make no sense unless we see […]
‘The very hairs of your head are all numbered.’ Luke 12:7 If you want to know how incomprehensively big God is, read this: ‘Indeed My hand has laid the foundation of the earth, and My right hand has stretched out the heavens; when I call to them, they stand together’. […]
‘Our sufficiency is from God.’ 2 Corinthians 3:5 Gideon’s army of 32,000 men is enormously outnumbered by the Midianites when God tells him, ‘You have too many men.’ He instructs Gideon to release anyone who is afraid, and Gideon loses 2/3 of his army. Now he has only 10,000 men. […]
“Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” 2 Corinthians 3:17 In his book “Father, Son, and Holy Spirit”, Bruce A. Ware answers the question “What Is Freedom?”: “Freedom is not what our culture tells us it is. Freedom is not […]
“Now instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.” 2 Corinthians 2:7 According to a study performed in 2010 by the Fetzer Institute: 67% of Americans agree that the US population is composed of generally forgiving people, but 58% also […]
“I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Keep away from them.” – Romans 16:17 In their book “Winsome Conviction”, doctors Tim Muehlhoff and Richard Langer write: “What is the greatest […]
“But thanks be to God, who always leads us as captives in Christ’s triumphal procession and uses us to spread the aroma of the knowledge of him everywhere. For we are to God the pleasing aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.” – […]
“Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” Psalm 139:23-24 God loves it when we come to Him in humility and invite Him to search and know our […]
“Now this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in our relations with you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God. We have done so not according to worldly wisdom but according to God’s grace.” – 2 Corinthians 1:12 […]
“Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each one’s praise will come from God.” 1 Corinthians 4:5 There was a man who had four sons, and he wanted […]
“For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.” Romans 15:4 In her book “Amazing Grace” Kathleen Norris writes: “Many people these days feel an absence in their lives, expressed as an […]
“For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.” Romans 15:4 In her book “Amazing Grace” Kathleen Norris writes: “Many people these days feel an absence in their lives, expressed as an […]