PHILIPPIANS 3:12-14; 1 TIMOTHY 1:12-17 We can do nothing about the past except make necessary confession. And when confession is made, the Bible promises: “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9). By...
PHILIPPIANS 2:15-16; PSALM 119:9-16 Never forget the centrality of the Word of God to the believer’s witness. The Christian is to study the Word, apply it to himself and then translate it into daily living before a crooked and perverse world. And every believer may be assured that as God’s...
PHILIPPIANS 2:5-11 It is apparent that there was some element of Jesus’ equality with God that He was willing to set aside during His earthly ministry. One cannot give up the qualities of his inner nature, but he can relinquish the right, in some respects, to outwardly express his inner...
PHILIPPIANS 2:1-5; PSALM 133 The Christian life is not a stereotyped life composed of rules and regulations. It may involve rules and regulations, but the Christian life is essentially the presence of Christ in the believer. This is why Paul said, “Therefore as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord,...
PHILIPPIANS 1:12-21 The life of the indwelling Christ enabled Paul to be free from worry and self-care during his imprisonment, which could have led to death. Paul was bold and unashamed and was concerned only that Christ would be magnified in his body regardless of what awaited him—life or death....
EPHESIANS 6:10-18 The armor is not to be put on and taken off periodically but to be put on and left on. The armor is actually an attitude of faith; therefore, it is something that is put on by an act of the will and left on. As we mature...
EPHESIANS 5:25-33 No believer lives a spiritually isolated life.Together, we are members of Christ’s Body (Eph. 5:30) and have responsibilities to each other. Ephesians 4:25 says, “We are members one of another.” Therefore, Spirit-filled believers treat fellow Christians as they would treat themselves. We are not to be domineering, but...
EPHESIANS 5:7-17 Because of the subtle works of darkness and the importance of being a witness for the Lord, Paul said, “See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise” (Eph. 5:15). The word translated “see” means “to look, to consider, to take heed.” It was as...
EPHESIANS 5:1-5 Does the standard of God’s love seem too high to attain? Having received Jesus Christ as Saviour, we have been born of the Holy Spirit and have become members of God’s family. We have become partakers in, or sharers of, the divine nature (2 Pet. 1:4), and the...
EPHESIANS 4:28-32 In our relationships with others, we need to be sure that we do not steal from them. We need to be honest in business transactions and be faithful in giving service for which we are paid. If we are paid for a full day’s work, we steal from...