Good morning! I hear this quoted a lot by people who use it for an excuse to beat people up with words in the name of Jesus. Correcting people who are in a destructive pathway or sin is to be done with love, but love is not beating them over the head with Scripture and ending it with "I'm just doing it in love." To do it in love means in the spirit of gentleness with the goal to restore people to righteousness, not just to tell them off in Jesus' name so you feel better and p

Good morning! It is hard to find someone who has gone through the unimaginable pain and loss as Job. He lost everything he owned, children, health, respect, friends and even his wife told him to just give up, curse God and die. Yet, his response is unbelievable. He said right after losing it all, "The Lord gives and the Lord takes away. Blessed be the name of the Lord!" He chose to have faith and worship despite his circumstances. True faith is not circumstantial. Anyone can

Good morning! What mind are we supposed to let be in us that was also in Christ? The mind of selfless love that considers the needs of others and considers others better than themselves. Humility and service are paramount in the kingdom. Jesus could have come in full arrogance to show off His power and brag about being God. But He didn't. He came humbly, even being born in a manger, not a palace. He came to serve, not to be served. He gave, even His own life, as a ransom for

Good morning! One of the signs of being a true believer is a burden for the lost. It is the heart of God. After all, God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whoever would believe in Him, would not perish but have eternal life. (John 3:16) God's heart is not to destroy the lost, but to save them. If we have a relationship with Jesus, we should exude the Father's heart and want to reach the lost. If you are not concerned about the lost, maybe you are stil

Good morning! No matter how far someone is from God, He is still able to save them. As long as there is breath in their lungs and life in their bodies, God is able to save them. If they just come to Him, He can and will save them. If you knew what a heathen I was, some of you might, you'd have hope for others because if He saved me He can save anyone. Just keep praying for them and believing God will intervene. Pray that God would protect them from themselves. Pray that God w

Good morning! Who is them in this verse? Context tells us the saints, the church, who have received Christ. They have the mystery of Christ, the hope of glory, living in you who believe. It has also been extended to the Gentiles (all non-Jews). That means all who believe regardless of race, nationality, gender or age have the hope of glory, which is Jesus, who grants us salvation. We should be aware of the dangers of sin because sin separates us from God. God's desire is to b

Good morning! It's all about Jesus. You can never undo your own sin. Not by works, righteous deeds, philanthropy, money or goods. It's not by traditions and religious rites or services. It's only by the blood of Jesus that we have forgiveness and redemption. The sacrifice of Jesus was perfect and once for all. God accepted this perfect sacrifice and judged Him instead of us. He gave us the right to be children of God through this perfect sacrifice. No longer do we need to bri

Good morning! By itself, this verse could mean a certain thing but I believe context is very important. In context, this verse talks about judging other Christians for what they eat or do not eat and what days they choose to celebrate or not celebrate. It's about judging their conduct as if we are God. So, this verse stands out to say only God is God and He alone can judge and see the true reality of each one's heart. Rather we choose to eat certain things or not or celebrate

Good morning! God put His fingerprints all over creation so we could see His handiwork. From the complexity of nature to the uniqueness of DNA, we can see His masterful hands in creation. What evidence do you see that makes you marvel at God's creative design? The more science tries to disprove God's existence and creation, the more they see more of the evidence of His work. In fact, they just discovered recently that they believe our universe was created by vibration and is

Good morning! Jesus gives us eternal life when we believe in, trust in and follow Him. Sometimes, the battle of spiritual warfare can feel overwhelming. It can feel like you're losing and going to be snatched away from God and His protection, provision and care. But God is greater than all! Nothing can snatch you away from Him. Nothing can separate you from His love. Stay in Jesus and he will keep you in the Father's hand. You just keep walking with Him through all the hard t

Good morning! Many people have a fear of death and dying. The uncertainty of eternity or what lies beyond this life scares them. Without trusting in Christ, it should scare you. The sting of death remains for those who do not know the Lord. For us who know and trust Him, death has lost its sting. A believer in Christ never really dies, they just change their residence from earth to heaven. The body may die, but the spirit lives with Him in eternal life. That is our victory! I

Good morning! Because of sin, death is a reality. It was never meant to be that way, but through Adam's disobedience, we all know the consequences of sin. Through Adam, the first man, we all experience death. It is all around us. Jesus came to be the sacrifice for all sin. He paid the cost of sin with His own life and through His blood, atoned for sin. That's why we have to put our faith in Him because He is the only One who was divine, perfect and sinless. It is by His blood

Good morning! Sometimes what keeps people from coming to the cross is a deep understanding of how sinful they are. The closer I draw near to the cross, the more I understand the cost of my sin and see how much of it was in my life. But Jesus is not intimidated by your sin or your inability to live perfectly. His blood speaks a better testimony for you. It intercedes for you in heaven on the mercy seat. I don't care what you have done, He is able to forgive you and set you fre

Good morning! Many people do not understand a believers infatuation with the cross of Christ. It seems foolish to those who have a hardened heart. To us who have received Jesus, it is the power of salvation that redeemed our lives. If you only knew! If you only knew the hell I was going through, the turmoil, the chaos, the torment...If you could see my life then and now side-by-side, you'd see the power of the cross and why we who have experienced the love of Jesus have this

Good morning! Jesus was once asked what the greatest command was. He answered, "To love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind, soul and strength. The second is like it, to love your neighbor as yourself." He lumped them together for a reason. Sometimes, people like to do good works to show off how righteous they are. But Jesus said the greatest works we can do is to love God and love others. All the other works we do mean nothing if we miss these two things. What good i

Good morning! Just like sin is the universal condition of mankind, so is the means of salvation. Jesus is the only way. We all have sinned, so we all need forgiveness. It is found in none other than Jesus Christ. I'm glad God doesn't make it ambiguous for us to understand how to be saved. There are not multiple avenues to get to heaven or find salvation. There is one way and one way only. How can there be only one way? Because Christ came and lived perfectly which is unlike a

Good morning! The human ego doesn't like to admit we've done anything wrong. We will go to great lengths to defend our position and justify our behavior. But everyone, rather they want to admit it or not, has all done something wrong. All have sinned. Sin is the universal condition of humanity. We all miss the mark of perfection at some point. You don't have to teach a toddler to lie, they will do it to get out of trouble on their own. They need to be taught how to be truthfu

Good morning! True belief is not by words only, but action. What you truly believe will be known by how you live and what you do. If you truly believe in Jesus, it will be evident by more than what you say. It will be shown by everything you do in life. When you truly believe, everything in your life revolves around that belief. It dictates your frame of mind, frame of living and the behavior you have. Jesus said true belief in Him requires following Him. It means self-denial

Good morning! God's love was demonstrated to us through Christ's death. Seems like a strange way to show love, but sin is costly. So, we not only see God's love, but the cost of sin through Jesus' death on a cross. In order to make us righteous, a payment had to be made to satisfy the cost of sin. A righteous Man (Jesus) paid that price with His own life. An unfair exchange, the righteous for the unrighteous, we gained eternal life through Christ's death. While we were still

Good morning! The first four verses of Hebrews 1 are all one sentence that describe Jesus. In summary of those verses, and much of the entire chapter which lays the foundation for the whole book, makes the claim that Jesus is better. Better than what? Better than everything. He is better than angels, better than humans, better than heaven itself. He is not only the Son of God, but God. His blood is divine which is why it was an acceptable sacrifice to God that would cleanse o