“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16 God’s love for people is incontestable, supremely seen in what he did. For he […]
My inward parts are in turmoil and never still; days of affliction come to meet me. (Job 30:27, ESV) These words vividly captured the battle within Job. In one day, he lost all he owned and those he held dear. […]
And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living […]
“From that day on, half of my servants worked on construction, and half held the spears, shields, bows, and coats of mail…Those who carried burdens were loaded in such a way that each labored on the work with one hand […]
“that…he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being…” (Ephesians 3:16, ESV) In Ephesians 3:14-19, Paul prayed for Christians to rely on a Spirit-enabled power towards two goals. First, “to comprehend…and to know […]
“When a stranger sojourns with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong. You shall treat the stranger who sojourns with you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers […]
“Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.” Luke 10:20 In Luke 10, Jesus sent out seventy-two disciples to proclaim the inbreaking of God’s kingdom (vs […]
“Men of Athens, I perceive that in every way you are very religious. For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: ‘To the unknown god.’ What therefore you […]
“…since I no longer have any room for work in these regions…I hope to see you in passing as I go to Spain, and to be helped on my journey there by you…” Roman 15:23-24 In Romans 15:24, Paul shared […]
“Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus.” (Acts 4:13) The Jewish religious authority could not deny Peter […]
