I feel the deep, aching weight of betrayal when I think of Absalom’s attempt to overtake the kingdom of his father, David. How must it have felt to be forced to flee the city he ruled because the plot his child had been working for years came to fruition? Did he forsake God? No. Did […]
See How They Walk!
“A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself;The simple pass on and are punished.” (Prov 27:12; Unless otherwise stated: Scripture is taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Used by permission. All rights reserved) The prudence in this proverb is a characteristic a person practices in thought and displays […]
Please God
You might do the same thing for two different people and get opposite responses. If we worry about pleasing people, we will never have true peace, direction, or security. Aim to please God above all, and you will prove the righteousness of His ways above all else (Romans 12:1, 2; II Timothy 2:15).
Greater Than Heaven?
“And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness:
God was manifested in the flesh,
Justified in the Spirit,
Seen by angels,
Preached among the Gentiles,
Believed on in the world,
Received up in glory”
(1 Tim 3:16).
How Would I Be Remembered?
Paul mentions many people by name in his writings. Some are good, and some are bad. If we were alive when Paul was writing, which would we be?
Christ in You
This chapter should impress the reader to the point of awe at the enormity of the plan that made it possible for the Son of God, the One Who created all things (Col 1:16), to live in us.
This or That?
These are easy choices on paper but harder to put into practice day-to-day. Each one stands or falls with the others. What are some other verses that have profoundly simple but difficult teachings?
Seek, Set, Sever, and Serve
How do we resist temptation? Colossians 3:1-17 provides plain actions that can aid in our struggles. See if you can find what we should seek, set, and sever, and how we should serve to be holy.
Unhypocritical Love
It is incontrovertible. We cannot love if we are hypocritical. While the imitation might make a convincing facsimile, there will always be a chink in the facade.
Mask or No Mask?
Hypocrite was a Greek word for “actor.” The word became synonymous with pretending of all kinds, good and bad.