For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Ephesians 2:10 We are God’s workmanship. We are the result of His labor, His handiwork. If you and I were to visit the Sistine Chapel, tilt our heads back, and gaze at … [Read more...]
Sunday Soaking: Compassionate — Does It Mean What We Think It Means?
Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. Ephesians 4:32 While recently visiting our four-year-old granddaughter, Julia Grace, we worked together on memorizing the verse above. She struggled with pronouncing the word compassionate, so … [Read more...]
Sunday Soaking: Friends Love at All Times
“A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.” Proverbs 17:17 Do I love at all times? Am I a faithful friend? Do time, schedules, and commitments handicap my ability and availability to love well? Do I leave margin, so I am available? All good … [Read more...]
Sunday Soaking: What’s It Gonna Be — Indulgence or Service?
You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love. Galatians 5:13 What is your spiritual status? If you have confessed your sin, repented of it, called on Jesus for salvation, and accepted the … [Read more...]
Sunday Soaking: What Enslaves You?
“You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.” Romans 6:18 We all worship something. It is inherent in our nature to worship. Oh, we may not literally prostrate ourselves before idols carved from stone, but 21st-century westerners are no less idolaters than those … [Read more...]
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