2 Tim 1:9 He has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time, “Before the beginning of time”—quite literally means, “before everlasting times”. This is a mind-boggling …
Monthly Archives: July 2023
Human wisdom
Judges 7:12 The armies of Midian, Amalek, and the people of the east had settled in the valley like a swarm of locusts. Their camels were like grains of sand on the seashore—too many to count! If you were an army general, facing an overwhelming enemy army like the one mentioned above on your doorstep, …
Treasure the Holy Spirit
Exodus 31:2-3 See, I have chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills— During the time of the Old Testament, the Holy Spirit filled certain men at …
Meditation
Ps 19:14 May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, LORD, my rock and my Redeemer. This sigh from David, uttered roughly a thousand years before Jesus was born, speaks of meditation on the living God and all His attributes and precepts. It is only in …
Children belonging to a royal household
1 John 3:1 See how very much our Father loves us, for he calls us his children, and that is what we are! When we are born again, which means we have confessed Jesus as our Saviour and Lord and Master and have received His Holy Spirit within us, we are adopted into the family …