For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.1 Timothy 2:5 For me, this is the ultimate and most important truth – there is one God. The second truth found in this verse follows directly on the heels of the first – there is only one… Continue reading In Christ Alone
Do all things without grumbling or questioning, that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world.Philippians 2:14,15 Some folks are great grumblers and have managed to make it into a strange art-form. As soon… Continue reading Amidst Distortion
Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, So that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." Philippians 2:9-11… Continue reading His Name
Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but he who makes his ways crooked will be found out.Proverbs 10:9 This verse reminded me of two sayings: 1. Be sure your sin will find you out, and 2. Honesty is the best policy. Deceit can only be hidden for so long before it eventually surfaces. If you… Continue reading Secure Footing
The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.Psalm 18:2 David wrote this song of praise and thanksgiving after he had been saved from the hand of Saul. The song begins with the words,… Continue reading Everything I Need
Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it.Proverbs 3:27 Hebrews 13:16 also reminds us not to neglect doing good and sharing what we have, ‘for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.’ A simple act of goodness brings pleasure to our Father in heaven.… Continue reading When Opportunity Knocks
He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.Colossians 1:13,14 Two verses, four truths. If you accepted Jesus as your Saviour, you have been forgiven, redeemed, delivered and transferred. There is no longer any fear of… Continue reading Secure Future
Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator.Colossians 3:9,10 I find it interesting that Paul found it necessary to tell the Christians at Colossae not to… Continue reading Without Deceit
I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.Galatians 2:20 There are verses that we know by heart, either… Continue reading Shame and Awe
Do not despise the Lord’s discipline or be weary of his reproof, for the Lord reproves him whom he loves, as a father the son in whom he delights.Proverbs 3:11,12 It is often said that ‘rules are made to be broken’, although that usually comes from someone trying to justify what they’ve done. I have… Continue reading Law of Liberty
