Summary: The disciple of Jesus must have one allegiance to Him alone. We cannot serve all these other masters. We cannot put morality on hold. We must be good stewards of the gifts God entrusts to us. Introduction In my last post, I talked about Jesus’s teaching about valuing heavenly…
November 30 | 1 Chronicles 21:24 “But King David said to Ornan, “No, for I will surely buy them for the full price, for I will not take what is yours to the Lord, nor offer burnt offerings for nothing.”” (1 Chronicles 21:24) David is a great leader for us…
November 29 | Exodus 36:6-7 “So Moses gave the command and the word was passed along through the camp, saying, “Let not man or woman do anything more for a contribution of the sanctuary.” And the people were restrained from bringing, so the contribution was more than enough to do…
November 28 | Genesis 12:2 “And I will make you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great and you will be a blessing,” (Genesis 12:2) So many people want to be blessed. I don’t know anyone who doesn’t. Blessing from the Lord is the…
November 27 | 2 Corinthians 12:8-9 “Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should distance itself from me, but He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness. Therefore, I will gladly boast all the more in…
November 26 | Hebrews 4:16 “Therefore, let us approach with confidence the throne of grace so that we may receive mercy and grace and find help in time of need.” (Hebrews 4:16) We’ve developed the idea of being fashionably late so we don’t have to admit we’re just late. The…
November 25 | Ephesians 2:8-10 “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God, not by works so that no one can boast. For we are God’s creative work, created in Christ Jesus for good works, whom God prepared…
November 24 | Ephesians 2:5-6 “…even while we were dead in our trespasses, He made us alive together with Christ – by grace you have been saved – and raised and seated in the heavenly realms together with Christ…” (Ephesians 2:5-6) Most Christians don’t realize everything Jesus did when He…
November 23 | Titus 2:11-13 “For God’s grace appeared, bringing salvation to all people, training us for the purpose that we refuse ungodliness and worldly desires, we may live self-controlled and righteous and godly in the present age, waiting for the blessed hope and appearing of our glorious and great…
Summary: The world has a value system for people and things. God’s values are completely different than ours. Even as Christians, we are learning how to value the things and people God values. Introduction In my last post, I talked about prayer and fasting. In this post, I will cover…
