strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying, “Through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God.” Acts 14:22 NASB Paul and Barnabas wouldn’t have made very good TV preachers. Yes, they talked about the…
Appearance
looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus, Titus 2:13 NASB The other day I found something I’ve been missing by accident. I looked in a drawer and there it was.…
Made Holy
Then Moses said to Aaron, “It is what the Lord spoke, saying, ‘By those who come near Me I will be treated as holy, And before all the people I will be honored.’” So Aaron, therefore, kept silent. Leviticus 10:3 NASB Is God mean? Some…
One Day
For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I will know fully just as I also have been fully known. 1 Corinthians 13:12 NASB You can never know enough of God! He…
Purposeful Discipline
Therefore I run in such a way, as not without aim; I box in such a way, as not beating the air; but I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that, after I have preached to others, I myself will not be…
One Second After
These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.” Matthew 25:46 NASB You’re going to die! Everyone does! One second after you die, things get real. At that point, there is no turning back. What is going to…
Using Time
For this reason you also must be ready; for the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not think He will. Matthew 24:44 NASB It is so easy to get caught up in “life,” doing things and staying busy…
The Long Game
The Lord redeems the soul of His servants,And none of those who take refuge in Him will be condemned. Psalms 34:22 NASB Someone once said that a sign of maturity is being able to prolong gratification. That is easier said than done. Many of…
Getting Sent
So Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you; as the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” John 20:21 NASB As you read the account of the Resurrection in John, something happens later that evening that most miss. Later that evening,…
Rolled
and the face-cloth which had been on His head, not lying with the linen wrappings, but rolled up in a place by itself. John 20:7 NASB It’s easy in our fast paced world to miss little details. Details help us to see…