5 Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle. (Proverbs 23:5 NIV) The old saying, “Easy come, Easy go”, was quipped for exactly our scripture verse today. Money is fleeting. Much like the elevation or privilege of position. … Read more
27 Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world. (James 1:27 ESV) I believe, due to the presence of our sin nature, it to be very difficult to live life without being stained by the world. When you live in … Read more
2 You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask. (James 4:2 ESV) Our scripture today is truly a focus on why we go about life without what we desire because we do not ask. We get … Read more
34 Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us. (Romans 8:34 ESV) We know that our enemy creates many situations to distract us to sin. But do we also realize that he too condemns us when … Read more
9 For they all wanted to frighten us, thinking, “Their hands will drop from the work, and it will not be done.” But now, O God,[a]strengthen my hands. (Nehemiah 6:9 ESV) You may find that the deeper you go into God’s will for your life the more opposition you encounter. Even those who you once saw … Read more