“Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you” (Heb 13:5). Dissatisfaction with what we have now robs us of present contentment and fools us into thinking that more stuff will make us more happy, but the […]
“Whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things” (Php 4:8). A positive outlook moves us toward a positive outcome, but a bad attitude […]
“And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also” (2 Tim 2:2). There’s a saying: If you chop your own wood, it will warm you twice. If you find a truth and share it with others today, it can […]
“Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life” (Prov 4:23). Be careful what you want—you may just get it, and find that it isn’t a dream come true but a nightmare. This verse warns us that what we are passionate for is what we become. […]
“For it is written that Abraham had two sons: the one by a bondwoman, the other by a freewoman…which things are symbolic” (Gal 4:22, 24). The contrast between Ishmael and Isaac is used in the New Testament to teach us that we need not live as slaves; we are children who should live in liberty, […]
“For the love of Christ compels us, because we judge thus: that if One died for all, then all died; and He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again” (2 Cor 5:14-15). The real life litmus isn’t, “Is what […]
“Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name” (Ps 100:4). Welcome to heaven! Note to self: everybody is praising the Lord! Now let’s take that attitude of gratitude back into our often thankless world, since “this is the will of God” for us […]
“Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven” (Mt 5:19). When we reject God’s truth for our own opinions and desires, our souls shrivel; […]
“Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain” (1 Cor 9:24). Some say, “I’m encouraged” and I think, “encouraged to do what?” Oh, “just encouraged—that we’ve got it right.” But even if you’re on the right […]