I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing. 2…
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You are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read by all men; clearly you are an epistle of Christ, ministered by us, written not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of flesh, that is, of the heart. 2 Corinthians 3:2-3 Paul…
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How quickly the years pass. As we now find ourselves on the doorstep of 2025, we are brought a step closer to the coming of the Lord. Years ago, at a time of great revival and spiritual devotion, King David wanted to build God a house in thanksgiving for all He had done for him and the nation. Hearing…
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There he went into a cave and spent the night. And the word of the LORD came to him: “What are you doing here, Elijah?“ He replied, “I have been very zealous for the LORD God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant, torn down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the…
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Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. 1 Corinthians 15:58 Paul has been taking chapter 15 of 1 Corinthians to teach the church at Corinth about the importance of the resurrection and about the heavenly bodies…
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Then he knelt down and cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not charge them with this sin.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep. Acts 7:60 Stephen spent all of Acts 7 pointing out to his Jewish audience that they spent their whole history resisting the Holy Spirit. They rarely listened…
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For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “The just shall live by faith.”Romans 1:17 Paul writes to the believers in Rome to encourage and equip them with sound gospel doctrine. Throughout the chapters of the book, he makes it a point numerous times that salvation…
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When you roam, they will lead you; When you sleep, they will keep you; And when you awake, they will speak with you. Proverbs 6:22 This passage describes the effect on your life of keeping God’s word ever-present in your heart and close at hand like a tool (Proverbs 6:21). By saturating your heart with…
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So the Jews answered and said to Him, “What sign do You show to us, since You do these things?” Jesus answered and said to them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” Then the Jews said, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will You raise…
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For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 1 Corinthians 1:18 Not everyone who hears of the Good News will accept it. Not all will put their faith in Jesus. Paul tells us that here in chapter…
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