She is Unwilling Revelation 2:18-21 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) “18To the angel of the church in Thyatira write: These are the words of the Son of God, whose eyes are like a blazing fire and whose feet are like polished bronze. 19I know your deeds—your love, your faith, your service, your perseverance—and your latest deeds … Continue reading To The Ones Who Overcome
Christian Devotional
My times with the Lord in His Word
Then You Have True Hope
The Sharp, Double-Edged Sword Revelation 2:12 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) “12To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These are the words of the One who holds the sharp, double-edged sword.” We read this in Hebrews 4:12: “For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even … Continue reading Then You Have True Hope
Be Faithful Even Unto Death
Revelation 2:8-11 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) “8To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of the First and the Last, who died and returned to life. 9I know your affliction and your poverty—though you are rich! And I am aware of the slander of those who falsely claim to be … Continue reading Be Faithful Even Unto Death
The Revelation of Jesus Christ
Introduction to the Book of Revelation Revelation 1:1-3,9-11 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) “1This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John, 2who testifies to everything he saw. This is the word … Continue reading The Revelation of Jesus Christ
Those Who Cause Divisions
I am reading in the book of Jude. And it is talking about ungodly men among us who have turned the grace of God into a license for immorality, and who deny Jesus Christ as Lord. For they teach that God does not require that we die to sin and that we obey His commands … Continue reading Those Who Cause Divisions
A License for Immorality
Jude 1:3-4 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) “3Beloved, although I made every effort to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt it necessary to write and urge you to contend earnestly for the faith entrusted once for all to the saints. 4For certain men have crept in among you unnoticed—ungodly ones who were … Continue reading A License for Immorality
This is The Testimony
1 John 5:11-12 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) “11And this is that testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. 12Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.” Context is Critical So, how do we “have the Son”? Now, if … Continue reading This is The Testimony
What Love Is, Is Not
1 John 3:16-24 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) “16By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers. 17If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide … Continue reading What Love Is, Is Not
What’s Your Practice?
1 John 3:4-10 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) “4Everyone who practices sin practices lawlessness as well. Indeed, sin is lawlessness. 5But you know that Christ appeared to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin. 6No one who remains in Him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has seen Him or … Continue reading What’s Your Practice?
