“Therefore we also have as our ambition, whether at home or absent, to be pleasing to Him.” 2 Corinthians 5:9 Why do so many people struggle to find purpose? Well, our sense of purpose is tied to our ambitions. According to the apostle Paul, the ambition of a Christian[...]
“Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” John 3:5 Most Americans say they believe in Heaven; they just have their own ideas about who goes there. Even many professing Christians think that nonbelievers can go to Heaven. Think[...]
“Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock.” Matthew 7:24 No one else can live the life you’re building and you can’t live the life anyone else is building; but we’re all building. The[...]
“I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever” John 14:16 We tend to think of a helper as someone who does what we want done. But when Jesus promised to send the disciples another Helper, He was promising[...]
“If anyone comes to Me, and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be My disciple.” Luke 14:26 Does Jesus really want us to hate our family members? This is one of those[...]
“fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” Hebrews 12:2 Have you ever been closer to the Lord than you[...]
“God…bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow…and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord” Philippians 2:9–11 When people talk about God in general terms they’re not all talking about the God of[...]
“Then she [Hagar] called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, ‘You are a God who sees;’ for she said, ‘Have I even remained alive here after seeing Him?’” Genesis 16:13 When we hear that God sees everything, it’s often in the context of Him catching us[...]
“For this reason we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away from it.” Hebrews 2:1 There’s no such thing as being at a standstill spiritually. We’re either making progress in our relationship with Jesus or we’re drifting away. As[...]