When Kathy and I were getting close to our wedding day, we had a conversation about what should be the theme of our wedding – and for that matter – our life together as husband and wife. We could think of no better verse than Micah 4:5: “Though all the...
“And now I ask you, dear lady— not as though I were writing you a new commandment, but the one we have had from the beginning— that we love one another. And this is love, that we walk according to the commandments; this is the commandment, just as you have...
“And now I ask you, dear lady— not as though I were writing you a new commandment, but the one we have had from the beginning— that we love one another. And this is love, that we walk according to the commandments; this is the commandment, just as you have...
Do you know what is the preminent title you can ever attain in life? It is simply this: to be called “a servant of Christ.” This is no small thing, for Christ is the Lord of glory. To serve Him is to serve the one who is ultimately worthy. What...
How do we have the right motivation to continue serving God? One can notice in the gospels that Jesus mentions the issue of “rewards” 16 times. For instance, Matthew 10:42 says, “And whoever gives one of these little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple,...
We live in a day when the word “spiritual” is very popular. There is a hunger for spirituality everywhere. You read about it and talk of it, and many people claim to be spiritual. Part of the reason for this trend is that many people are tired of secularism. They...
Have you ever thought about the qualifications of people who are chosen by God? 1 Peter 2:4 says of Christ, “As you come to Him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious…” Notice the contrast. Rejected by men; chosen by God. This...
Unity can be hard to maintain in the church. How do we get past our differences, let alone our grievances? How do we avoid the patterns that threaten to tear us apart? In Philippians, Paul teaches the church how to preserve real and lasting unity. In one sense, the letter...
In our pursuit of holiness, how do we obtain it? What is our role and what is God’s role? Since the Holy Spirit is key to our sanctification, this should lead us to an obvious question: do we simply wait for the Holy Spirit to bring about holiness in our...
Have you ever wondered – on a strictly human level – how it is that the name “Jesus” has become the most recognizable name in the history of humanity? While the Bible records the birth of Jesus in dramatic fashion, almost nothing is said of Him for somewhere in the...