“Dear friend, you are acting faithfully in whatever you do for the brothers and sisters, especially when they are strangers” (III John 5, Christian Standard Bible). Third John, from which the above verse is taken, is a small book of only fourteen verses and addressed to a believer named Gaius.…
“Therefore if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head. Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good” (Romans 12:20-21, New King James Version). It is so easy…
“By faith Noah, when he was warned about things not yet seen, with reverent regard constructed an ark for the deliverance of his family. Through faith he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith” (Hebrews 11:7, New English Translation). Several years ago, I moved…
“Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God” (Romans 12:2, Christian Standard Bible). A few months ago, I discovered an app for my cell phone called Bible…
“So then you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with the saints, and members of God’s household,” (Ephesians 2:19, Christian Standard Bible). Shortly after I graduated from college, I packed my bags and moved to a foreign country where I lived for the next three years. As…
“To console those who mourn in Zion, To give them beauty for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning, The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; That they may be called trees of righteousness, The planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified” Isaiah 61:3, New King…
“For we cannot but speak of the things we have seen and heard” (Acts 4:20). Everyone has a story to tell, and each story is unique. We all come from different backgrounds and life experiences and have our own testimony of God’s grace in our lives. God often uses our…
“Their descendants will serve him; the next generation will be told about the Lord. They will come and declare his righteousness; to a people yet to be born they will declare what he has done” (Psalm 22:30-31, Christian Standard Bible). Have you ever wondered how far your influence will reach…
“And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses” (Mark 11:25, New King James Version). A friend is struggling with forgiveness, and I’m not sure how to help her. Yes, I know the problem, but…