We live in a land of material abundance. In biblical terms, a land “flowing with milk and honey.” We should not take our material abundance for granted, but should, instead, thank God for all of our gifts from above (James 1:17). As Christians, we also have been richly blessed spiritually. In Christ, we have spiritual […]
This is where our priorities should begin. At the very top of our list, should be God. When this is the case, the rest of the things we considered this week will fall into place very easily. The churches of Macedonia gave us a great example of this. Being aware of the tensions that existed […]
Too many of God’s children do not realize how important the family of God is and the role it should play in their lives. Yes, we all know, intellectually, how important being a part of God’s family is, but we seem to forget how we should treat each other, or even how we should view […]
This week we are considering the importance of properly prioritizing our lives. Solomon once said, “To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven” (Ecclesiastes 3:1). There is a right time and a wrong time to do most things. A sign of maturity is knowing how to distinguish between those times. […]
Too many people prioritize their outward actions but ignore the inner man. When it comes to prioritizing, the inner man should always come first. If our hearts are right, our outward actions will be right as well. On the other hand, it is possible to do the right thing outwardly and still be unclean on […]
How do your priorities line up? When reflecting upon your life, can you honestly say that you consistently put God’s will before your own? If we are honest, we would all probably admit that we fail in this area sometimes. This week, let us consider having our priorities properly aligned. The kingdom of God should […]
We close this week by looking at something that should be a very easy and comforting truth for us to believe—Jesus is our Savior. This was the very purpose of Him coming into this world. Matthew 1:21 (ESV) 21 She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save […]
To declare our belief in Jesus is to acknowledge that He is Lord. It was the acceptance of this that lead to the establishment of the church on the day of Pentecost. Acts 2:36, 41 (ESV) 36 Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made Him both Lord and […]
Confessing that Jesus is the Son of God is a part of God’s plan of salvation. Before the Ethiopian eunuch could be baptized into Christ, he first had to make this good confession. Acts 8:36-38 (NKJV) 36 Now as they went down the road, they came to some water. And the eunuch said, “See, here […]
During the ministry of Christ, when a multitude of people was following Him, He said something that offended a large number of them, and the Bible says, “From that time many of His disciples went back, and walked no more with Him” (John 6:66). At that time, Jesus turned to His apostles and ask them […]