Laziness and Pride

The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.

Proverbs 26:16

Laziness is a sign of pride, evidence that we see ourselves above others, superior to those around us. To work hard is evidence of humility and a…

His love and faithfulness atones

Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for; through the fear of the Lord a man avoids evil.

Proverbs 16:6

Only through Christ is our sin dealt with — as Paul wrote, “I do not set aside the grace of God, for if…

Authority to Build Up

…the authority the Lord gave us for building you up rather than pulling you down…

2 Corinthians 10:8

The Lord is gracious and kind, slow to anger and patient with our weaknesses. He sends His people out with His kindness sealed within…

Deliverance and Insight

I removed the burden from their shoulders; their hands were set free from the basket. In your distress you called and I rescued you, I answered you out of a thundercloud; I tested you at the waters of Meribah.

Transformed

And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

2 Corinthians 3:18

Paul’s thorn in the flesh

But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”

Paul prayed that God would remove his “thorn in the flesh” and God declined to do so. He had something greater in store for Paul, something that Paul could not…

The Authority of Christ in Discipleship

After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector by the name of Levi sitting at his tax booth. “Follow me,” Jesus said to him, and Levi got up, left everything and followed him.

How to take our thoughts captive

May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.

Psalm 19:14

I have noticed that in the last few days God’s Spirit has put on many people’s hearts the…

Demolishing Strongholds

The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.

2 Corinthians 10:4

A stronghold referred to an impregnable fortress like a walled city, and was the common way…

The Crisis of Surrender

“Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you and will rescue you,” declares the Lord.

Jeremiah 1:8

Chambers pointed out this morning that there is but one crisis in life, the crisis of the surrender of our will to God, sometimes called…