Scripture - He has already tended you by pruning you back for greater strength and usefulness by means of the commands I gave you. John 15:3 Thoughts about what this Scripture says - God's commands prune me for greater strength and usefulness. Application to my life - God's pruning comes as I submit to His... Continue Reading →
He knows me
Scripture - My sheep recognize my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. John 10:27 Thoughts about what this Scripture means - God knows me and I know Him. Application to my life - One lie I am often faced with is that no one knows me. Part of this is my fault.... Continue Reading →
Commissioned
Scripture - Therefore go and make disciples in all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and then teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you; and be sure of this—that I am with you always, even to the end... Continue Reading →
Light up the Sky
Scripture - You are the world’s light—a city on a hill, glowing in the night for all to see. Matthew 5:14 Thoughts about what this Scripture means - I am a light of the world. Application to my life - The skyline is much different in the city than it is in the rural areas.... Continue Reading →
Salty
Scripture - “You are the world’s seasoning, to make it tolerable. If you lose your flavor, what will happen to the world? And you yourselves will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless. Matthew 5:13 Thought about what this Scripture means - I am the salt of the earth. Application to my life -... Continue Reading →
A Gift for God
Scripture - They were singing him a new song with these words: “You are worthy to take the scroll and break its seals and open it; for you were slain, and your blood has bought people from every nation as gifts for God. Revelations 5:9 Thoughts about what this Scripture means - I have been redeemed... Continue Reading →
Eternal Life
Scripture - So whoever has God’s Son has life; whoever does not have his Son, does not have life. 1 John 5:12 Thoughts about what this Scripture means - I have eternal life. Application to my life - God exists outside of time. When I accepted Christ as my Savior I gained eternal life. In... Continue Reading →
Capacity to Love
Scripture - In this act we see what real love is: it is not our love for God but his love for us when he sent his Son to satisfy God’s anger against our sins. 1 John 4:10 Thoughts about what this scripture means - I am loved. I am like Christ. Application to my... Continue Reading →
Resemble Him
Scripture - See how very much our heavenly Father loves us, for he allows us to be called his children—think of it—and we really are! But since most people don’t know God, naturally they don’t understand that we are his children. Yes, dear friends, we are already God’s children, right now, and we can’t even imagine what it... Continue Reading →
Teaching me
Scripture - But you have received the Holy Spirit, and he lives within you, in your hearts, so that you don’t need anyone to teach you what is right. For he teaches you all things, and he is the Truth, and no liar; and so, just as he has said, you must live in Christ,... Continue Reading →
Restoring Voice 