God Loves Us

3 We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. 4 And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. And this hope will not lead to disappointment. 5For we know how dearly God loves us, because He has given us the

Hope in Jesus

2 Watch out for those dogs, those people who do evil, those mutilators who say you must be circumcised to be saved.3 For we who worship by the Spirit of God are the ones who are truly circumcised. We rely on what Christ Jesus has done for us. We put no confidence in human effort Philippians 3:3 NLT

Forgiven

7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace Ephesians 1:7 NKJV 14 how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? Hebrews 9:14 NKJV 14 in whom we have redemption through

The Heart of the Matter

Matthew 22:37 NKJV  Jesus said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ The heart holds all of our emotions whether good or bad. We can choose to dwell on whichever ones that we want to. The Bible tells us to think on things

Condemnation or Conviction

Condemnation leads to death. Satan goes around accusing and condemning (Revelation 12:10). It is his goal to hurt all of God’s children. He wants to destroy us (1 Peter 5:8). He wants to kill our testimony. Conviction leads to life. The Holy Spirit convicts us when we are doing anything that is out of line

Blessedness of Forgiveness

Todays word comes from Psalm 32 NKJV. You can read the Psalm here. Psalm 32 NKJV – The Joy of Forgiveness – A Psalm of – Bible Gateway Repent, repent is the cry. Jesus searches our hearts. He will give to every one of us according to our works (Revelation 2:21-23). For those who know

Testify

Mark 5:19 NASB And He did not let him, but He *said to him, “Go home to your people and report to them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how He had mercy on you.” Psalm 22:22 NASB I will proclaim Your name to my brothers; In the midst of the assembly I will praise You.

No Rival

Philippians 2:9-11 NASB For this reason also God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Holy Spirit Guidance

Galatians 5:16-26 NLT 16 So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves. 17 The sinful nature wants to do evil, which is just the opposite of what the Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are the opposite of what the sinful nature desires.

Transformed

Romans 12:1-21 NLT And so, dear brothers and sisters I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all He has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind He will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship Him. 2 Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world,