Finally and Totally Justified
Who shall bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. (Romans 8:33) Paul could have said here, “Who shall bring any charge against God’s elect?” and then answered,…
When God Becomes 100% for Us
. . . among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children…
You Are Greatly Loved
We all once lived among [the sons of disobedience] in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children…
God Opens the Heart
One who heard us was a woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple goods, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart…
Better Than Money, Sex, and Power
Do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. (Hebrews 10:35) We need to ponder the superiority of God as our great reward over all that the world has…
Are You Glad You Are Not God
Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength! (Psalm 96:7) Here’s at least part of the experience that the psalmist is referring to…
Eleventh-hour Breakthroughs
“Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” (Luke 23:42) One of the greatest hope-killers is that you have tried for so long to change, and have not succeeded. You…
Reviled Here, Rewarded There
He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers.(Psalm…
Five Ways Affliction Helps
Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep your word. (Psalm 119:67) This verse shows that God sends affliction to help us learn his word. How does that…
Five Purposes for Suffering
For those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. (Romans 8:28) We seldom know the microreasons for our sufferings, but the…