Ephesians 1:3-4 NIV “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight.” The “us” being spoken of here … Continue reading According to His Pleasure and Will
Christian Devotional
My times with the Lord in His Word
Testing Our Own Actions
Galatians 6:1 NIV “Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently.” Caught in Sin This is speaking of a fellow Christian being caught in (discovered, seen committing) a sin, and/or it is speaking of him/her being overtaken (hit, overwhelmed, conquered) by a … Continue reading Testing Our Own Actions
Stop the Bickering!
Slow to Become Angry James 1:19-20 NIV “My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.” I used to be on Facebook, a social network on the internet. I got … Continue reading Stop the Bickering!
The Days are Short
James 1:2-4 NIV “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.” Suffering, especially when it first comes upon us, is not … Continue reading The Days are Short
Their god is Their Stomach
Matthew 7:15-20 NIV “Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree … Continue reading Their god is Their Stomach
We Reap What We Sow
Galatians 6:7-8 NIV “Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.” There are many people today calling themselves Christians, or followers of Christ, who … Continue reading We Reap What We Sow
Yeah, I Know, but ‘Yadda, Yadda’
Summary 1 Corinthians 10:1-11 The children of God in the Old Testament, during the time of the exodus from Egypt, when God freed them from their slavery, ended up wandering in the wilderness for some forty years due to the hardness of hearts of the vast majority of them, and because of their disobedience (their … Continue reading Yeah, I Know, but ‘Yadda, Yadda’
Common Sharing in the Spirit
Philippians 2:1-4 NIV “Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. Do nothing out … Continue reading Common Sharing in the Spirit
Shine Like the Stars
Philippians 2:14-16 NIV “Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, ‘children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.’ Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky as you hold firmly to the word of life. And then I will be able to … Continue reading Shine Like the Stars
Love Your Neighbor as Yourself
Galatians 5:1 NIV “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.” When we come to faith in Jesus Christ, what slavery are we being set free from? We are being set free from our slavery to sin. … Continue reading Love Your Neighbor as Yourself
