“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28, ESV). It is one of the greatest common struggles known to humanity. It is not new to this generation, as it has been an issue since ancient times. The focus points and issues may have changed, but …
The days get busy and we rush around doing many things. We plan for each day as if nothing will interfere with our schedules for the day. We look at the hours and minutes of the day as if they are completely at our disposal. As if we can by our will, mold them perfectly …
“O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy …” (Psalm 107:1-2 KJV). In the love God freely gives to us, as His children, we see many attributes of His …
“Blessed are those that hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied” (Matthew 5:6, NASB). One of the strongest of all our senses is the sense of hunger. The demands that trigger the sense of hunger come from inside our body and from outside stimulations such as sight and smell. Usually, this sense …
“Turn to me and be saved, all you ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other. By myself I have sworn, my mouth has uttered in all integrity a word that will not be revoked: Before me every knee will bow; by me every tongue will swear” (Isaiah 45:22-23 NIV). …
And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. 2 Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, …
And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. 2 Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but …
“But I am afflicted and in pain; let your salvation, O God, set me on high! I will praise the name of God with a song; I will magnify him with thanksgiving. This will please the Lord more than an ox or a bull with horns and hoofs. When the humble see it they will …
28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose (Romans 8:28, KJ21 Bible). There is nothing inherently wrong with the common translation of this major, familiar, and meaningful verse. Still, we often miss the deeper insights of faith-giving …
What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? …