Image via Pixabay “This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth.” 1 John 1:5-6 “John does …
“This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.” – John, the apostle Light is a fundamental feature of the work our God is doing in the world. Light is a metaphor for our God, indicating purity and righteousness. It …
Image via Pexels “The glory that you have given me I have given them, so that they may be one, as we are one,I in them and you in me, that they may become completely one….” John 17:22-23 We are living in times that could be characterized by the term, “disunity.” That characterization is perhaps …
Part 3 in a series on finding joy. “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Romans 15:13 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, …
"Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have stripped off the old self with its practices and have clothed yourselves with the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge according to the image of its creator. In that renewal there is no longer Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave …
In 1929, an article was published in the Norwegian Christian periodical, “Hidden Treasures,” the title of which was, “What Jesus Christ is to me.” The author listed 60 different reasons why Jesus was everything in life to him. In these He is describing our Sabbath rest in union with Christ Jesus by His Holy Spirit. …
The Psalms were written as prayers to God. In the Hebrew tradition the book was referred to as "The Prayers of David." Our God gave us this extensive collection of recorded prayers for a reason - they are patterns and models for our own thoughts and prayers every day. Paraphrasing the Psalms into prayers is …
"For through the law I died to the law so that I might live for God. I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself …
"So then, a sabbath rest still remains for the people of God; 10 for those who enter God’s rest also cease from their labors as God did from his. Let us therefore make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one may fall through such disobedience as theirs.” --Hebrews 4:9-11 Our God entered into …
“Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” --Jesus …
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