Pray for the success God wills for you to have.

Proverbs 30:8-9 says, Keep deception and lies far from me, give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is my portion, that I not be full and deny You and say, “Who is the Lord?” Or that I not be in want and steal, and profane the name of my God.Continue reading “Pray for the success God wills for you to have.”

How Are We To Live?

Darrell B. Harrison recently tweeted (or is it “posted” now?) a challenge to read Colossians 3:1-17 daily. I didn’t see the original post, but rather a follow-up post he made, but since then I have been doing this. It’s a challenge I recommend you take up as I’ve already seen its benefit in my life.Continue reading “How Are We To Live?”

Wake up and get dressed (Part 4: Put on the Lord Jesus Christ!)

We’ve been examining Romans 13:11-14 (I apologize for being so delayed in writing this last piece), and today we look at the final verse in the passage: “But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh in regard to its lusts.” In this passage we’re called to wake up, recognizingContinue reading “Wake up and get dressed (Part 4: Put on the Lord Jesus Christ!)”

How often do we consider our lives?

Today I was reading Acts 24, where Paul gives his defense before Felix. And in vv.14-16 he says, “But this I admit to you, that according to the Way which they call a sect I do serve the God of our fathers, believing everything that is in accordance with the Law and that is writtenContinue reading “How often do we consider our lives?”