June 21 | Revelation 2:10 “Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and for ten days you will have tribulation. Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown…
June 20 | Revelation 2:7 “The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the victor, i will give to him to eat from the tree of life, which is in God's paradise.” (Revelation 2:7) The longer you are in a relationship,…
June 15 | Genesis 13:8-9 “Then Abram said to Lot, “Let there be no strife between you and me, or between your herdsman and my herdsman, for we are kinsmen. Is not the whole land before you? Separate yourself from me. If you take the left side, then I will…
June 11 | 1 Peter 3:14-17 “But even if you might suffer on account of righteousness, you are blessed. But you must not fear them, nor be disturbed, but set the Lord Christ as holy in your hearts, always ready to give a defense to everyone who asks for a…
June 7 | James 1:2-4 “Count everything pure joy, my brothers, whenever you run into various trials, knowing that testing your faith is achieving endurance. Now endurance must have its complete work so that you become mature with complete, in nothing lacking.” (James 1:2–4) Do you have a friend or…
Although I’ve talked about when Jesus progressively heals someone before, I wanted to talk about immediate healing and compare it with progressive healing in the Gospels. In my last post, I talked about why Jesus liked to heal on the Sabbath. In this post, I want to take another look…
There are seven fascinating moments in the Gospels where Jesus was like a revolutionary, healing on the Sabbath. This is my best attempt at understanding why He liked doing it. In my last post, I discussed how healing and casting out demons are used side-by-side by the New Testament authors.…
December 31 | Matthew 6:25 “”Therefore, I tell you, don’t be anxious about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear. Isn’t your life more than food, and the body more than clothing?”” (Matthew 6:25) If you’re like me you think about all the…
December 28 | James 4:13-15 “Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow, we will go to this city or that city and we will do this for a year and we will go and we will profit.” No one knows what your life will be like tomorrow; for it…
December 26 | Jeremiah 29:13; Matthew 6:33 “Then you will seek Me and you will find Me when you seek Me with all your heart.” (Jeremiah 29:13) “But seek first His kingdom and righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” (Matthew 6:33) There are a few days…