Bear Fruit In Hope

Has the hope of the truth changed you? Has the gospel message grown in you? Are you bearing fruit because of the hope you have in Jesus? Are you growing in your faith as you gain a better understanding of the gospel message? Do you grasp the significance of God’s grace? We may want toContinue reading “Bear Fruit In Hope”

All the Same

Do you feel like others look down you? Do you look down on others? Have you realized you are equal to everyone else and everyone else is equal to you? Do you know that we all are the same in the eyes of God? Have you allowed that to sink into your heart and mind?Continue reading “All the Same”

Hope In Glory

Faith. Justification. Peace. Grace. Hope. Glory. Don’t those sound like wonderful things? Wouldn’t you like to have all of them? Do you know that you can? Wonder how they are accessible to you? The first step is asking God to give them to. We may think our faith is ours, but we would only beContinue reading “Hope In Glory”

Gate of Righteousness

What does being righteous mean to you? It can mean different things to different people. For some, it can mean perfection, never doing anything wrong. For others, it can be the process of moving toward perfection, even if never achieved. What if righteousness did not depend on us? In the strictest sense, righteousness is perfection.Continue reading “Gate of Righteousness”

God’s Path

How well do you stand up to scrutiny? Are you above reproach? Or do you have many faults? Are you somewhere in between? Are you your own worst critic? Or do others point out your weaknesses? How well do you believe you could withstand God’s scrutiny? We may hear others point out our weaknesses andContinue reading “God’s Path”

A Clean Heart

Do you pray daily? Do you pray more than once per day? What do you pray for? What is your most consistent request from God? Are you regularly praying that God works in your life? Are you praying he changes your heart? Are you praying for spiritual renewal? Many of us have been taught thatContinue reading “A Clean Heart”

Hope of Jesus

Can you list everything you have done wrong in your life? Do you remember every little detail and every wrong you committed, even those that may be so minute as to seem unimportant? What is you could? How long would that list be? How many pages would it take to print them? We all commitContinue reading “Hope of Jesus”

Defeat Conquered

Have you ever suffered defeat? Do you feel as though you are defeated today? Have you lifted your hands in victory? Do you feel victorious today? Who are you drawn to? Why are you drawn to them? At some point in our lives, we have felt defeated. Perhaps we feel defeated today by events orContinue reading “Defeat Conquered”

New Covenant – Part II

Yesterday, we began discussing covenant. Jeremiah had prophesied that God would make a new covenant with his people. Today, we see what that covenant was going to be. God’s people are those who choose to follow his Son, rather than just Israel and Judah. Does the covenant mentioned in today’s passage look familiar? Does itContinue reading “New Covenant – Part II”

Saved By Grace

Do you understand what grace is? Have you been shown grace? Have you shown grace to someone else? Grace is a word that gets thrown around a lot in religious circles. But we may not fully understand it. We may state it is unmerited favor, and we would be correct. But do we really understandContinue reading “Saved By Grace”