Why We Should Love Our Enemies
“Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you.” (Luke 6:27) There are two main reasons why Christians should love their enemies and do good to them. One is that…
What Jesus Did to Death
Just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment, so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a…
God Isn’t Gloomy
The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; he frustrates the plans of the peoples. The counsel of the Lord stands forever, the plans of his heart to…
Five Digital Dangers
But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.(Romans 13:14) Christians do not just coast through life like jellyfish floating in…
Where Our Comfort Comes From
He [Pilate] entered his headquarters again and said to Jesus, “Where are you from?” But Jesus gave him no answer. So Pilate said to him, “You will not speak to…
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…
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…
Grace Denied and Supplied
Through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God. (Acts 14:22) The need for inner strength arises not just from the depletions of everyday stress, but from the suffering and…
Hope for Imperfect Christians
By a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified. (Hebrews 10:14) This verse is full of encouragement for imperfect sinners like us, and full of…