And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. — Galatians 4:6
The sounds “ab, ab, ba, ba” are often the first words that babies say. In Jesus’ time, that was the name that babies gave to …
For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness. — 1 Thessalonians 4:7
In a world where people live by different rules, it’s easy to ignore the call to be holy. Satan gets us to compare our lives …
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. — James 4:7
James always crams a lot of information into a small space. Let’s pay attention to what this call to holiness is all about: getting closer …
Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you. — Philippians 4:9
I don’t know about you, but I really hope that what I say and teach shows up in my life. What a great thing to …
Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. — 1 John 4:10
Love is shown, not just talked about. Love doesn’t wait until things are easy or safe before it shares itself. Love saves when it seems …
If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. — 1 Peter 4:11
The gifts we receive are provided to us for use in God’s Kingdom for two purposes: 1) to glorify God, and 2) to bless others. …
Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity. — 1 Timothy 4:12
The idealistic passions of youth can’t be explained away or pushed aside in a condescending way. If you are younger, you are not only part …
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. — Philippians 4:13
I don’t know about you, but I know that all the conveniences I’ve let into my life have made me soft and spoiled. Could I …
And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased. — Luke 3:22
When Jesus was baptized, God said these wonderful things to him. When we follow our Savior’s example and get baptized, God says the same things …
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; — Romans 3:23
Regardless of how hard we work, no matter how good we are, or how hard we try, we will never be able to compare to …