He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of His mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior. Titus 3:5-6. Sometimes, when I read Scripture, it helps me to personalize the…

The next day as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry. Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, He went to find out if it had any fruit. When He reached it, He found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs. Then He said to the tree, “May no…

Therefore rid yourself of all sordidness and rank growth of wickedness, and welcome with meekness the implanted word that has the power to save your souls. James 1:21 NRSV. You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. John 8:32 NKJV. But for you who revere My name, the sun of righteousness…

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! 2 Corinthians 5:17. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. 10:5. Do not be conformed to…

(Azariah) went out to meet King Asa as he was returning from battle. “Listen to me, Asa! Listen, armies of Judah and Benjamin!” he shouted. “The Lord will stay with you as long as you stay with Him! Whenever you look for Him, you will find Him. But if you forsake Him, He will forsake…

Neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything; what counts is a new creation. Galatians 6:15. We come to our new Chapter, Isaiah 1. Isaiah was a prophet of God. He was showing the people that their way was not God’s way. Jesus spoke in the parable of Matthew 21:33-44, about the servants God sent that were…

If we live by the Spirit, let us also be guided by the Spirit. Galatians 5:25 NRSV. I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from…

He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all He created. James 1:18. Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from Him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress, I will not be shaken.…

The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit. John 3:8. But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and…

Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit. John 3:6. Jesus immediately said to them, “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.” Matthew 14:27. You will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:13 NKJV. We who have fled to Him for…