For just as the sufferings of Christ are ours in abundance, so also our comfort is abundant through Christ.—2 Corinthians 1:5 There’s no way around it: being a disciple of Jesus involves suffering. “Indeed,” Paul wrote, “all who desire to…
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No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also,…
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You have faith and I have works; show me your faith without the works, and I will show you my faith by my works.—James 2:18 It is true that we are saved by grace and not works. But if we have…
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…Christ in you, the hope of glory. —Colossians 1:27 Breakthrough comes in two primary forms: circumstantial and spiritual. Breakthrough in our circumstances is important, but it can only bring temporary contentment. Years ago I was going through a very difficult time. I…
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Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice!—Philippians 4:4 Yeshua’s first miracle in the Gospel of John was turning water into wine at a wedding celebration. What does this teach us? For one, this reveals to us that…
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If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our abode with him. —John 14:23 Despite longing to be close to Father God, we often feel that…
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I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me. —John 14:6 Today more than ever before, people are refusing to accept that Jesus is the only way to eternal life. The…
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And He opened the book and found the place where it was written, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor…to set free those who are oppressed, to proclaim the favorable year of the Lord.”—Luke…
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My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.—James 1:2–4, NKJV Think…
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This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests…
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