Every part of Scripture is God-breathed and useful one way or another – showing us truth, exposing our rebellion, correcting our mistakes, training us to live God’s way. Through the Word we are put together and shaped up for the tasks God has for us. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 THE MESSAGE. But you, dear friends, by…

This is the will of God, your sanctification. 1 Thessalonians 4:3. We wait in hope for the Lord; He is our help and our shield. Psalm 33:20. I loved this today in My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers: “Sanctification is not a question of whether God is willing to sanctify me – is…

The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, He leads me beside quiet waters, He restores my soul. Psalm 23:1-3. Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world.” John 18:36. The kingdom of God does not come with observation . . . For…

In this way, love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment, because in this world we are like Him. There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect…

Send forth Your light and Your truth, let them guide me; let them bring me to Your holy mountain, to the place where You dwell. Psalm 43:3. On my bed I remember You; I think of You through the watches of the night. Psalm 63:6. Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for…

We all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord. 2 Corinthians 3:18 NKJV. Now if we are children, then we are heirs – heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ,…

Taste and see that the Lord is good, blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him. Psalm 34:8. The Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! John 1:29. I started reading yesterday, The Good and Beautiful Life Putting on the Character of Christ by James Bryan Smith. Even the first…

Now may God, the fountain of Hope, fill you to overflowing with uncontainable joy, and perfect peace as you trust in Him. And may the power of the Holy Spirit continually surround your life with His super abundance until you radiate with hope. Romans 15:13 TPT. I will instruct you and teach you in the…

Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. The man who thinks he knows something does not yet know as he ought to know. But the man who loves God is known by God. 1 Corinthians 8:1-3. May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that…

Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved by Him, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly explaining the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15 NRSV. Worship Him who made heaven and earth, the sea and springs of water. Revelation 14:7 NKJV. I don’t think we can truly understand…