“…That in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth—in Him” (Eph 1:10). Here’s the unifying principle of God’s universe. You’ll find the idea about 170x in the epistles: “in Him,” “in Christ,” “in the […]
“How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them!” (Ps 139:17). We need to number our days so we don’t waste time. We need to count our blessings so we don’t become unthankful. And we need to calculate God’s kind thoughts of us so we don’t lose […]
“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, and whose hope [confidence] is the Lord. For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, which spreads out its roots by the river, and will not fear when heat comes; but its leaf will be green, and will not be anxious in the […]
“Keep sound wisdom and discretion; so they will be life to your soul” (Prov 3:21-22). Wisdom is knowing what to do; discretion, when and where to apply it. Both require agreement with God on the basics, why common sense seems to be the lost sense of the 21st Century. […]
Awake, you who sleep, arise from the dead, and Christ will give you light” (Eph 5:14). A man asleep can neither do nor know anything useful. They say the way to make your dreams come true is to wake up! It certainly is the way to be enlightened by Christ so I live life to […]
“And the Lord said, ‘Simon, Simon! Indeed, Satan has asked for you, that he may sift you as wheat’” (Lk 22:31). Unlike Christ, we never meet the tempter alone. Our Advocate knows the foe, his plots and tricks. He prays us through it, strengthening us in it, and gives victory over it as we look […]
“You shall have no other gods before Me” (Ex 20:3). Here is the queen bee that gives us the honey from the whole hive. With God on the throne in my life, all His commands are my desire: “How sweet are Your words…sweeter than honey!” […]
“Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God” (1 Cor 10:31). Common tasks done for Him become holy service. Mealtime is a feast with Him as host. And we enter Eden when we walk with Him. Things are only seen correctly in the light of God’s […]
“Blessed be the Lord, who has not left you this day without a kinsman…And he shall be to you a restorer of life and a nourisher of your old age” (Ruth 4:14-15). Christian, you can say this! Once a Gentile without hope, your Kinsman has not only given you new life, He installed you in […]