12 “This is my command: Love one another as I have loved you. (John 15:12 CSB) Loving others is hard! God knew this and yet he loved us. So he gave us this scripture to remind us that He loved us first, thus, we must strive to love others. Look at it this way. We … Read more

16 I say then, walk by the Spirit and you will certainly not carry out the desire of the flesh. 17 For the flesh desires what is against the Spirit, and the Spirit desires what is against the flesh; these are opposed to each other, so that you don’t do what you want. (Galatians 5:16-17 … Read more

12 Indeed, this is our boast: The testimony of our conscience is that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you, with godly sincerity and purity, not by human wisdom but by God’s grace. (2 Corinthians 1:12 CSB) What is the value of a clear conscience? Anyone who has struggled with this … Read more

18 Timothy, my son, I am giving you this instruction in keeping with the prophecies previously made about you, so that by recalling them you may fight the good fight, 19 having faith and a good conscience. Some have rejected these and have shipwrecked their faith. (1 Timothy 1:18-19 CSB) The Word provides us a … Read more

1 Be gracious to me, God, be gracious to me, for I take refuge in you. I will seek refuge in the shadow of your wings until danger passes. (Psalm 57:1 CSB) I have recently run into a number of hurting people. People who feel they have no where to turn, no one to lean … Read more