My beloved is mine, and I am his. (Song of Solomon 2:16) This simple line is quite possibly one of the most stirring, encouraging and challenging, because it sums up so completely the relationship between Christ and His bride. It … Continue reading →
There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. (Romans 8:1) This is a verse most of us are familiar with, and which … Continue reading →
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. (Revelation 3:22) I’m often amazed at how many believers shy away from the book of Revelation. Admittedly, its panoramic and apocalyptic relevance can be daunting, … Continue reading →
If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is useless. (James 1:26) The journey of spiritual growth is rather like a path through a forest which, … Continue reading →
The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light, 23 but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the … Continue reading →
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. (James 1:22) To find an excellent example of faith, one only has to look at a seed and the astonishing miracle of germination and growth. It’s one of … Continue reading →
This I recall to my mind, Therefore I have hope. Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness. (Lamentations 3: 21-23) While faith is certainly ‘the … Continue reading →
And if you make Me an altar of stone, you shall not build it of hewn stone; for if you use your tool on it, you have profaned it. (Exodus 20: 25) Looking at worship through the Old Testament and … Continue reading →
Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. (James 4:4) What a sobering verse – how … Continue reading →
And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren. (Luke … Continue reading →
