We do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. 2 Corinthians 4:16 ESV. You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. Romans 8:9. Let the peace of Christ rule in…

We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life. Romans 6:4. Jesus looked at him and loved him. “One thing you lack,” He said. “Go, sell everything you have and…

I am the vine, you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit, because apart from Me you can do nothing. John 15:5 NRSV. If we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance. Romans 8:25 NKJV. This morning in our Friday…

The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in Your name.” He replied, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you. However, do not rejoice…

Be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you. 2 Corinthians 13:11 NKJV. It helps in reading our chapter, Isaiah 13, to read the comments given below the chapter. It says Chapters 13-23 are about the judgment on other nations with chapter…

Give us this day our daily bread. Matthew 6:11. I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in Me will never be thirsty! Just as the living Father sent Me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on Me will live…

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with all of you. 2 Corinthians 13:13 NRSV. There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Romans 8:1. This life that we live is filled with choices and those choices can lead…

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Galatians 5:22-23. The Lord delights in those who fear Him, who put their hope in His unfailing love. Psalm 147:11. As I was driving yesterday, I heard the song, I Was Made for More. As we get stuck…

The Lord replied, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” Exodus 33:14. You are those who have continued with Me in My trials. Luke 22:28. I love sharing with you what I am learning, and reading from My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers: “It is true that Jesus…

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for Me will save it. What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit his very self? Luke 9:24-25. Our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there,…