Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life - Proverbs 4:23 The modern scientific paradigm we have been born into in the Western world has given us many things - technology, medicine, and airplanes just to name a few. But there is something else that modern science has given us (albeit inadvertently) that is often overlooked: a way of seeing reality. Without much thought, we assume that we are in here and reality is out there. We measure, dissec

For I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not thereby acquitted. It is the Lord who judges me. - 1 Corinthians 4:4 Paul makes three profound statements here in this one verse. We will take them one at a time. First , he states that he is not aware of anything against himself. In other words, he has a clear conscience. Does this mean Paul had never in his past made any mistakes? Certainly not. Does this mean he never would again in the future make a mistake? Agai

I rejoiced greatly in the Lord that at last you renewed your concern for me. Indeed, you were concerned, but you had no opportunity to show it - Philippians 4:10 In the context of this verse Paul is thanking the Philippian church for the gift they delivered to him (see verse 18). He mentions that they had been eager to support him in the past, but for whatever reason they had no opportunity to put that eagerness into action until now. The spiritual principle here for us to ex

Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. - 2 Cor 5:20 Many people are turned off by Christians sharing their faith because they feel like they're being sold something. They feel as though the Christian is trying to mentally manipulate them into signing on the dotted line, and getting another notch in their belt. And to be fair to the people who feel like this, much of evangelism can i

For this is the will of God, your sanctification - 1 Thessalonians 4:3a Many people wonder "what is God's will for my life?" Here in one short verse we have the answer, your sanctification. What does this word sanctification mean? Simply put, it means to become holy. Or in other words, to become a saint. But herein lies the paradox: in Christ this has already been accomplished . We can never become more holy than we already are in Christ. Thus, our goal is not to become mor

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such...

Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves - Philippians 2:3 Jesus lived...

Jesus gave them this answer: “Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing,...

"So God created man in his own image; in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them" - Gen 1:27 "Anyone who does...

And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, asked him, “Which...

“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you." - Matt 7:7 One of the most famous...

And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us - John 1:14 Jesus is the Communication of God to man. In order to understand the meaning and...

Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven - Matt 6:10 At the heart of this most famous of prayers, Jesus teaches...

Your own ears will hear him. Right behind you a voice will say, “This is the way you should go,” whether to the right or to the left. -...

The time is fulfilled in the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent and believe in the gospel. - Mark 1:15 When we in the 21st-century hear...

Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who gets understanding, for the gain from her is better than gain from silver and her...

I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End - Revelation 22:13 Here in one of the very last verses in...

Then Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose...

For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. - Romans 14:17...

And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light - Gen 1:3 O God, You are the Father of all creation, who spoke the universe into...