As only God can, His mercy fills the hungry. If you are hungry for God today, He wants to give you His mercy and grace. Those who seek God don’t necessarily get gold or silver but receive a relationship with Him. Mary was pregnant by the Holy Spirit when she went to visit Elizabeth. John …
God scatters the proud because pride is sinful and hinders us from seeking Him. Mary understood this as she sang her song of praise. Luke 1:51His mighty arm has done tremendous things! He has scattered the proud and haughty ones. [1] What can we learn from Mary? Mary had traveled over fifty miles to be …
In this week’s story, we can see that Jesus went to church. Luke 4: 14 Then Jesus returned to Galilee, filled with the Holy Spirit’s power. Reports about him spread quickly through the whole region. 15 He taught regularly in their synagogues and was praised by everyone. [1] While the priest ministered in the Temple in Jerusalem, …
As Jesus disrupted the market in the Temple, He called it a den of thieves. Mark 11: 15 When they arrived back in Jerusalem, Jesus entered the Temple and began to drive out the people buying and selling animals for sacrifices. He knocked over the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those selling …
Did you know that meeting with God in worship is our Lord’s desire? The King of Kings and the Lord of Lords knows your name and wants to meet with you in worship! Wow, that is amazing. Psalm 95:1 Come, let us sing to the Lord! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation.[1] …
Christ was made sin for us. This speaks to the Lord’s fantastic sacrifice and love for us that we do not deserve. Our heavenly Father is without sin and perfect in every way and can’t be in a relationship with someone sinful. After Adam and Eve fell into sin, it seemed like humankind had no …
As people, we are all given roles in responsibilities as life unfolds, such as husband, wife, employee, student, police officer, etc. God has given us the responsibility to be ambassadors for Christ. Usually, we think of ambassadors in a political sense. As an ambassador, you must faithfully represent the nation you serve and its views, …
Paul speaks of the ministry of reconciliation. But what does he mean by this? Merriam-Webster defines reconcile as “to restore to friendship or harmony.”[1] Paul had just explained that he had found new life in Christ and then explained how this came about. 2 Corinthians 5: 18 But all these things are from God, who reconciled us to Himself …
I am a new creation in Christ. You may ask what this means and how can you become a new creation in Christ? When I become a believer in Jesus as my Savior, the Lord gives me the Holy Spirit to indwell me, and I go from the Kingdom of darkness to the Kingdom of …
Living for Christ is all about taking up the cross of Jesus and following Him daily. Our sinful nature and the world constantly try to pull us toward living for ourselves. Unfortunately, this side of eternity is a constant spiritual battle where we must continually rely on the Lord to walk with Him. You may …