17 pray constantly, (1 Thessalonians 5:17 CSB) This is one of those scriptures, and there are only a few, where the reference is longer than the scripture. However, the weight of the statement is greater than we can imagine. Both in the effect and impact it can have on our lives and, in many ways, the … Read more
12 On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. 13 But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’[a] For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” (Matthew 9:12-13 CSB) The world is full of broken people. This does not … Read more
7 … Therefore, in order to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. (2 Corinthians 12:7 CSB) To keep us from pride we must, at times, submit ourselves to some form of thorn that keeps us humble. God’s grace is sufficient to … Read more
1 Corinthians 3:10-11 Christian Standard Bible (CSB) 10 According to God’s grace that was given to me, I have laid a foundation as a skilled master builder,[a] and another builds on it. But each one is to be careful how he builds on it. 11 For no one can lay any other foundation than what … Read more
23 Whatever you do, do it from the heart, as something done for the Lord and not for people, 24 knowing that you will receive the reward of an inheritance from the Lord. You serve the Lord Christ. (Colossians 3:23-34 CSB) Who do you work for? Yourself? Family? Boss? Company? All of these, right? Of … Read more