“Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the unjust.” 1 Peter 2:18 July 24, 2024 No matter what kind of work we do there is a universal job description for Christians. Most of the jobs in the first century were filled by slaves. […]
“Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.” Ephesians 4:29 July 22, 2024 Do you remember those times when you said something and wished you had not? Maybe it was a quick
“Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him.” John 13:5 July 19, 2024 Have you ever washed someone else’s feet? Some Christian denominations observe foot washing as part of their communion service. Emotionally, it is a humbling
“Serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and with trials that happened to me through the plots of the Jews.” Acts 20:19 July 17, 2024 There are times in one’s life when it is necessary to look in the mirror and ask, “what is a well-lived life?” Paul, in addressing the elders of
“Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people.” Proverbs 14:34 July 15, 2024 The recent attempted assassination of a former president running for the office of President of the United States of America places the importance of government before every Christian. There is no place for political pacifism among followers of
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“Remember the former things of old; for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me, declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done, saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish my purpose.’” Isaiah 46:9-10 July 12, 2024 The
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“O you who love the LORD, hate evil! He preserves the lives of his saints; he delivers them from the hand of the wicked.” Psalm 97:10 July 10, 2024 “We do not naturally hate evil. In fact, the opposite is the case. We naturally love sin…We must learn to hate sin, and we will if
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“O you who love the LORD, hate evil! He preserves the lives of his saints; he delivers them from the hand of the wicked.” Psalm 97:10 July 8, 2024 We are to love God and love our neighbor by hating evil. Psalm 97 looks down the corridors of time to the coming of the Lord
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“O you who love the LORD, hate evil! He preserves the lives of his saints; he delivers them from the hand of the wicked.” Psalm 97:10 July 5, 2024 The moral weather vane of the character of a nation is what it hates. Surprised? It is fashionable to shout and show signs that exhort us
“Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.” Romans 13:1 July 3, 2024 The United States celebrates the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4. Every Christian has an investment in the meaning of this
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