7 Understand, then, that those who believe are children of Abraham. This was a radical statement for Paul to write. The Jews of his day believed that it was your ethnicity that made you a child of Abraham. You had to be pure Jew, no mix with foreigners. The purer the better. And you hadContinue reading “16July2010 Gal 3:7”
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15July2010 Matthew 18:5
5 “And whoever welcomes a little child like this in my name welcomes me. If we are humble like a child then we are able to see the world more clearly. Adults get so wrapped up in so many things that we often miss the wonder of the world around us. Children’s first discoveries areContinue reading “15July2010 Matthew 18:5”
14July2010 Exodus 39:5
5 Its skillfully woven waistband was like it—of one piece with the ephod and made with gold, and with blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and with finely twisted linen, as the LORD commanded Moses. God has a design for how He wants to be worshipped. In our text today we read that He has givenContinue reading “14July2010 Exodus 39:5”
13July2010 James 1:27
27 Religion that God our father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. James is not giving us a two step solution to salvation. He is not giving us a new way to please God. HeContinue reading “13July2010 James 1:27”
12July2010 James 1:12
12 Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who live him. Perseverance! I hate that word. I don’t want to persevere when I am in a trial. I want the trial to simply goContinue reading “12July2010 James 1:12”
11July2010 Hebrews 6:19a
19 We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. I don’t know about you, but circumstances can sometimes make me seasick. In the middle of storms we long from solid ground. At times it can seem that everything we thought was solid, firm and secure is moving and transient. WhenContinue reading “11July2010 Hebrews 6:19a”
10July2010 2Cor 12:9
9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. When we boast in our own strength, then there is no place for Christ’s power. IfContinue reading “10July2010 2Cor 12:9”
9July2010 2Cor 12:7
7 To keep me from becoming conceited because of these surpassingly great revelations, there was given me a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. Sometimes help comes in very unusually packages. Paul had the tendency to be conceited. He could lean in the direction of thinking too much of himself.Continue reading “9July2010 2Cor 12:7”
8July2010 2Cor 11:40
30 If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness. Paul has just listed the qualifications that he has as an Apostle. These included a list of the suffering that he experienced because he was a believer and a spokesperson. The list is impressive. If a speaker were to listContinue reading “8July2010 2Cor 11:40”
7July2010 Matt 17:5
5 While he was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!” The most difficult thing for us to do in life is to listen to the Lord. We get busy, like Peter,Continue reading “7July2010 Matt 17:5”
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