““If you love me, you will keep my commandments.” John 14:15 ESV Reflection: which of Jesus’ commandments do you keep? For some reason, this very simple topic of keeping the commandments is a big controversy. There are many within the church claiming that, since Jesus fulfilled the law, we don’t have to. And while the
““When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. And he will place the sheep on
“Wake up, and strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your works complete in the sight of my God.” Revelation 3:2 ESV Reflection: how can you know whether you are asleep or awake? The disciples’ eyes got so heavy. It was late in the evening. They had just had
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“Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me; You will stretch out Your hand Against the wrath of my enemies, And Your right hand will save me.” Psalms 138:7 NKJV Reflection: why does God give life? Over the past few years, we have been witnessing so much death, so much destruction
“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” II Timothy 4:7 NKJV Reflection: what does it mean to “keep the faith“? At the end of this life, Paul writes a curious statement to his companion Timothy, which is our focus verse today. It is a reflective statement,
“who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men.” Philippians 2:6-7 ESV Reflection: how would you describe Jesus Christ, in your own words? After spending just a
“Grace be with all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with love incorruptible.” Ephesians 6:24 ESV Reflection: how would you characterize “life” as we know it? As I went for my morning walk, I was met with this amazing color palette in the sky. And interestingly, we don’t see those colors here in Oklahoma all
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“So that you also may know how I am and what I am doing, Tychicus the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord will tell you everything.” Ephesians 6:21 ESV Reflection: what does it take for you to trust someone? It is not a huge surprise to find out that someone who doesn’t really
“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.” Ephesians 6:10-11 ESV Reflection: what is the devil’s battle plan against you and your family, and what are you doing about it?
“Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her,” Ephesians 5:22, 25 NKJV Reflection: what divides a house? Yesterday was the “midterm” elections in the United States, the people spoke once more. And, again they clearly expressed that
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