“That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life— the life was made manifest, and we have seen it, and testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was … Continue reading The Word of Life
Encouragement
Lord, You are Exalted
“Therefore David blessed the Lord in the presence of all the assembly. And David said: ‘Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of Israel our father, forever and ever. Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and … Continue reading Lord, You are Exalted
Him Who Warns from Heaven
“See that you do not refuse him who is speaking. For if they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, much less will we escape if we reject him who warns from heaven. At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, ‘Yet once more I … Continue reading Him Who Warns from Heaven
Don’t Be Like Esau
“Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord. See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no ‘root of bitterness’ springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled; that no one is sexually immoral or unholy like … Continue reading Don’t Be Like Esau
The Discipline of The Lord
“Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted. In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons? “’My son, do not regard lightly the discipline … Continue reading The Discipline of The Lord
Let’s Lay Aside Every Weight
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set … Continue reading Let’s Lay Aside Every Weight
Failed to Enter Because of Disobedience
“Therefore, while the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us fear lest any of you should seem to have failed to reach it. For good news came to us just as to them, but the message they heard did not benefit them, because they were not united by faith with those who listened.” … Continue reading Failed to Enter Because of Disobedience
Are You Living for Jesus Christ?
“Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says,‘Today, if you hear his voice,do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion,on the day of testing in the wilderness,where your fathers put me to the testand saw my works for forty years.Therefore I was provoked with that generation,and said, “They always go astray in their heart;they have not … Continue reading Are You Living for Jesus Christ?
To Save Those Eagerly Waiting for Him
“Thus it was necessary for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these rites, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. For Christ has entered, not into holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true things, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence … Continue reading To Save Those Eagerly Waiting for Him
Is Your Life Built on Christ?
Today’s devotions have all been taken from Matthew 7. The first one covered the subject of the narrow way that leads to life versus the broad road that leads to destruction. The narrow way is the way of the cross via us dying with Christ to sin and us being raised with Christ to walk … Continue reading Is Your Life Built on Christ?