Read Philippians 3:17–19 As I have often told you before and now say again even with tears, many live as enemies of the cross of Christ. Philippians 3:18 The cross of Jesus Christ is the theme of the Bible, the heart of the gospel, and the chief source of praise...
Read Colossians 1:9 Since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding. Colossians 1:9 When we are born into God’s family by faith in Jesus Christ, we...
Read Job 32:2—33:33 Elihu … became very angry with Job for justifying himself rather than God. Job 32:2 Job had claimed that God was wrong, and the three friends couldn’t prove that Job was wrong! Elihu was disgusted at the three friends’ failure. “It is easy to fly into a...
Read Isaiah 24—25 You have been a refuge for the poor, a refuge for the needy in his distress, a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat. Isaiah 25:4 Isaiah paints two pictures: the buffeting of a storm and the beating down of a burning sun in...
Read Galatians 4:8–18 Those people are zealous to win you over, but for no good. What they want is to alienate you from us, so that you may be zealous for them. Galatians 4:17 One of the marks of a false teacher is that he tries to attract other people’s...
Read 1 John 2:26–29 Now, dear children, continue in [Christ], so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming. 1 John 2:28 A person who professes to be a Christian but does not live in obedience, love, and truth is either deceived or...
Read 1 Peter 1:18–21 You know that it was not with perishable things such as silver and gold that you were redeemed … but with the precious blood of Christ. 1 Peter 1:18–19 There were probably fifty million slaves in the Roman Empire! Slaves could purchase their own freedom if...
Read Hebrews 5:11–14 Solid food is for the mature. Hebrews 5:14 Just as our physical bodies have senses, without which we could not function, so our inner “spiritual man” has “spiritual senses.” As we feed on the Word of God, and apply it in daily life, our inner spiritual senses...
Read Romans 14:1–12 Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand. Romans 14:4 Two of the most famous Christians in the Victorian era in England were Charles Spurgeon and...
Read 2 Timothy 3:1–9 But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. 2 Timothy 3:1 Too many Christians are like the pilot who informed his passengers, “We are lost, but we are making very good time.” “These last days” began with the ministry of Jesus Christ...