(Hebrews 4:15) Jesus is able to identify with our human weaknesses.
Because God is transcendent, holy, and perfect, we often think God is totally detached from our human feelings, struggles, and
(Hebrews 13:6) The Lord God is my helper; I will not be afraid.
We often become afraid and anxious when we begin to feel that we are facing the storms of life all
(1 John 2:24) Make sure that what we have heard (the good news/gospel of Jesus Christ) lives in us.
The phrase “lives in us” means to abide and remain in us. It is an ongoing process.
How does this
The Holy Spirit in Our Lives
I have been emphasizing the functions of the Holy Spirit in our Christian lives in my recent devotions. But in
Hebrews 11:6 “Anyone who comes to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.”
To often we think we can approach God casually, and expect to experience his immanent presence in our lives. Hebrews
(1 Corinthians 6:19)
Your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you.
This biblical truth is absolutely amazing!
Throughout the Old
(1 Peter 5:5-6) Humble yourselves under God’s mighty hand...;
The Bible repeatedly contrasts the proud and the humble, both refer to the condition of our hearts.
Those full of
(Acts 2:1) When the the day of Pentecost came.
What happened on the day of Pentecost following the ascension and enthronement of Jesus Christ is often isolated as a
(Romans 3:9) The power of sin.
Spiritual maturity is an inside-out process, not an outside-in process. Too often, we think if we simply change our external
(Isaiah 61:1) The Lord has anointed me to proclaim the Gospel.
Christians speak about the “Gospel.” However, I am not sure we always know what the word “Gospel” really means. This