Salvation is found when Christ’s righteousness is imputed to us by faith. With our heart, we believe in Christ and His finished work. With our bodies, specifically our mouth, we confess that Jesus is Lord. Salvation is not the result of our work to earn favor with God. For this is impossible. Instead with God […]
As we wrap up the book of Acts, we see that Paul zealously continues to preach the good news according to the scriptures and God continues to make a way for him to do so. Paul’s prison ride to Rome was nothing less than a missionary journey with freedom to proclaim the Lord Jesus. […]
What new and flashy message does Paul bring to persuade Jews and Greeks, male and female? There is no new message but instead a very old and powerful prophecy of the One who was to come; the Christ; the Savior of the world. It was and is the message of hope and Truth […]
One of the things I love about God is that He is always initiating relationship. He could have just said, you deserve death and zapped us; which would have been totally justifiable, but instead, He went to the absolute extreme and demonstrated His love for me that while I was a sinner Jesus died […]
When Paul casts out a spirit of divination that causes money loss among the Gentiles , they beat him and Silas throw them in jail. What does this do to their countenance? At around midnight they were “praying and singing hymns of praise”. Even While shackled in prison for the Lord, they were a blessing […]
We must never forget that our access to the Father was initiated and secured by His love through His Son, Jesus Christ. As we walk and experience His blessing, it’s not long before we are tempted to think we are “doing a good job” and soon after we go back to trying to carry out […]
In a world where we are busy and rushing from place to place, we can easily lose our focus and forget the amazing love we have been shown in Jesus and His finished work at the cross. The answer to that focus lies in His precious word. As we fully take in today’s dose of […]
I was speaking with someone recently about being fully satisfied in Christ. The rebuttal I received was, “Nobody understands what I go through”. I’m well aware of how situations can be overwhelming and this may sound harsh, but this way of thinking will always keep us in a place of dissatisfaction. Check out all […]
With a mighty hand and outstretched arm the LORD brought all things into being. With those hands He formed you and I and breathed life into us. Out of nothing, He created something magnificent. With outstretched arm, He led His people out of bondage in Egypt and into the freedom of the Promised Land. […]
So if God’s will for you is to constantly rejoice, be in communication with Him, and to do it all with a heart of thanksgiving, then why are we so sad, quiet, and full of complaints? It’s possible we missed one little word in the text that changes everything. It’s the word, “in”. […]