The past few weeks have been especially difficult. Maybe I’ve written those same words several times since January, but this set of symptoms that I have make me long for “normal” days instead of varying degrees of my “new normal.” It gets hard to distinguish between bad days and not-so-bad days. I don’t say this …
Why then the law? It was added because of transgressions, until the offspring should come to whom the promise had been made, and it was put in place through angels by an intermediary. Now an intermediary implies more than one, but God is one.Is the law then contrary to the promises of God? Certainly not! …
There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death. For what the law could not do …
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 2 Corinthians 3:17 ESV What does having this type of freedom mean? It means that all we had to do was accept the free gift of salvation from our heavenly Father. We accepted it with our hearts and …
Hallelujah! Christ has set us free. Until Jesus sacrificed Himself for our sins, we were slaves to sin. As slaves, we were far removed from our Master, our Father in Heaven. We had no hope. We did not have the Holy Spirit living within. Now that we have all of these wonderful blessings as a …
As you know, today* is a day when we remember and commemorate those who’ve given their lives so that we can be free. We honor the servicemen and women who died protecting and defending our country. They sacrificed themselves for you and for me. Let us not lose sight of that today as we go …
I’ve heard that the Bible makes little to no sense to the unbeliever. It takes the presence of the Holy Spirit within the reader to bring the words alive. It also takes the urging of the Holy Spirit to prompt us to dig deeper into Scripture. Once we “get it,” God’s word will be like …
I was reading through several passages last night concerning Scripture and this particular passage really spoke to me. It actually warmed my heart, especially David’s words, “converting the soul.” God’s word does that, doesn’t it? Whatever negative feelings we’re experiencing, when we read Scripture, we’re transformed. Each line is speaking about Scripture: the law, testimony, …
Speak God’s word. Meditate on it day and night. Do what is written. Then we will be equipped to prosper and succeed, not necessarily as the world measures prosperity and success, but in our ability to accomplish God’s will. After all, if God is for us, who can be against us? (Romans 8:31) Bible Verse …
This passage in Hebrews flat out tells us that the Bible is a living document; it discerns our thoughts and the intent of our hearts. God uses Scripture to communicate with us. Every time I read the Bible, I glean something new, something that speaks to me personally. If you want to experience the word …
