Being poor in spirit.
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven” (Matt. 5:3-4).
If you are spiritually poor, some characteristics will follow you throughout your life.
Puritan writer Thomas Watson identified seven indicators of…
Daily Devotional:
Matthew 18:33-35 (NIV) 33 Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?’ 34 In anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed. 35″This is how my…
Pride was what Paul was talking about. It’s been 2000 years and nothing has changed. Still, we believe that our teacher or church is the right one. We have that view because we think we know more and are smarter than people who don’t agree with us. Paul told the…
This is why the world we live in is becoming increasingly evil as the end of the age draws near, as Jesus predicted in Matthew 24:12 that lawlessness and evil would increase, leading many people to harden their hearts.
And the multitude of evil perpetrated by ungodly…
Deceived by a gesture of affection! That was the indication for the soldiers, guiding them on whom to take into custody. It was a cherished practice to greet a dear friend with a gentle kiss. Judas likely greeted Jesus with a kiss on numerous occasions in the past. This…
Daily Devotional:
The Pharisee (Elitist of Today) stood and was praying thus to himself, ‘God, I thank Thee that I am not like other people: swindlers, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax-gatherer. I fast twice a week; I pay tithes of all that I…
Luke 13:4-5
4 “Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them: do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others who lived in Jerusalem? 5 No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.”
Some people…
Matthew 12:32-34 (NIV) 32 Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come. 33″ Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad…
Nowhere in Scripture does it say that Christians can’t protect themselves or their family. What we should never do though is seek revenge. We must be slow to anger and handle all situations with wisdom.
Here are a few illustrations. You never know if someone…