Tag: Sinful
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Do not stray
Focus on God The Gospel of Jesus offers you a road in life that will enable you to live at peace with yourself. However, you first have to accept the realities of the life you are leading. It is impossible to build a better future for yourself unless you accept the Holy Spirit and allow…
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Accept Yourself
Learn to accept yourself The Gospel of Jesus offers you a road in life that will enable you to live at peace with yourself. However, you first have to accept the realities of the life you are leading. It is impossible to build a better future for yourself unless you accept the Holy Spirit and…
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Know Yourself
18 For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. Romans 7:18 Know yourself – Who are you? Some people have camouflaged themselves so much for such a long time that they have…
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The Gospel of John – Like Father, Like Son
Father and son In the next part of the gospel of John, the word “father” appears over a dozen times. This passage really is about “fathers” and “sons.” It deals with those crucial issues which caused many to reject and resist Jesus Christ as the Messiah, while at the same time bringing others to faith…
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Magnify Proverbs 1
Introduction The internet is full of quick resources and self-help advice amidst times of calm and times of crisis. You can find help on literally anything on-the-go anytime, anywhere. But how much of it is true and actually helpful and how much of it is is just click-bait and sensationalism. Thankfully, we have a book…
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Light my path and search me, oh God
Psalm 119:105: Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path. Light on my path Life is truly a journey, but sometimes while on the trip we are faced with turns, stops, and forks in the road where we desperately need God’s divine guidance. In the middle of the indecisive moments…
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Love each other deeply
1 Peter 4:8: “Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.” Christians ought to work hard at loving each other. The Greek word translated as “deeply,” “earnestly,” or “fervently” is ektenē, used to describe the muscles of an athlete straining to win a race. Peter writes that Christians should do…
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Repentance to Salvation
2 Corinthians 7:10: “Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.” Paul has written about the deep sorrow experienced by the Corinthians in response to his letter to them. They grieved deeply over their sinfulness. Paul has not dismissed that pain, but he has said he…
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Grumbling to Gratitude
11 The Lord will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame.You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail. Isaiah 58:11 In this sinful, fallen world, it can often be difficult to see the positives in your life. I, for one, when life knocks me down, sometimes look at worldly…
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God’s not listening?
Maybe you are waiting on a prayer to be answered, a baby to be conceived, a problem to be resolved, a chance to be promoted or a debt to be paid off. Are you in a season of waiting? Do you feel like God’s not listening or not doing anything about your prayers. I know…
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