7 These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. (1 Peter 1:7 NIV) Any process of being refined means that the material must go through a process. This refining process … Read more
12 So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall! (1 Corinthians 10:12 NIV) Some times our ability to just stand against the world can be tested. Every form of temptation and vice is thrown at us. At these points we can be easily lead astray. Scripture gives us instruction … Read more
14 but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed. (James 1:14 NIV) There is much in this world to tempt and entice us. So many things to draw our attention away from God and keep our mind trapped, focused anywhere but up. We may say, “this … Read more
33 “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33 NIV) Too often we see the word Overcome and immediately go to the negative connotation about being overcome. However, God has a different … Read more
5 In the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.”[a] (1 Peter 5:5 NIV) A confident but humble approach to life produces a person who knows how to get things done without … Read more