II Pe. 1:3,4 “According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having… Read More »
1 John 4:4 “Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.” At the Olympics, which just ended, many athletes from around the world gathered in Paris. They showed up and were ready to do what they could in… Read More »
Romans 8:35-39 “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are more… Read More »
Romans 8:1 “There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.” Although Paul talks about sin still being present within – it remains in every believer for now – there is victory in Christ. Every Christian has two laws, or principles,… Read More »
Galatians 5:22-25 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.” The verses following the… Read More »
Joshua 13:1 “Now Joshua was old and stricken in years; and the LORD said unto him, Thou art old and stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed.” Joshua had been the leader of Israel as they moved into the promised land, and for many years afterward. They saw many… Read More »
Romans 6:14 “For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.” There are so many promises in the Word of God that tell believers that we can have the victory through Christ, that it really is a wonder that more Christians are not more victorious than… Read More »
I Corinthians 10:13 “There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.” God watches carefully… Read More »
Psalm 101:3 “I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.” David, the writer of this Psalm, had experienced what happens when you do not control what you see with your eyes. He first saw beautiful Bathsheba from the palace… Read More »
I Corinthians 9:27 “But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.” One reason that more people do not enter the Olympics, or sports in general, is because of the hard work involved. Besides possible time… Read More »