Martyrdom happens. It doesn’t need to, but it does. The Gospel of Jesus Christ is too compelling of a force for many people, and the righteousness it takes to make that holy confession of submission to Jesus’ lordship is far from easy. Martyrs stand in a gap, a place where faith meets the overwhelming reality
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Most people get uncomfortable with absolutes. Do you? Proverbs 30 says: 5 Every word of God proves true; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him. Most people get uncomfortable with absolutes. God doesn’t get uncomfortable, so when we see the absolutes in the Bible, why should we? Every word of God proves
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Virtuous mothers cannot be overvalued. Philippians 4 says: Finally brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of a good report – if there is any virtue and if there is any praise – think on these things. Moms are a source of honor, goodness,
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James 2 says: 8 If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well. 9 But if you show partiality, you are committing sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors. 10 For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become
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Sometimes we like suspense, sometimes we don’t. Or, sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don’t. John 10 says: 31 The Jews picked up stones again to stone him. 32 Jesus answered them, “I have shown you many good works from the Father; for which of them are you going to stone me?” 33 The Jews answered
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God loves volunteers. Deuteronomy 23 says: 21 If you make a vow to the Lord your God, you shall not delay fulfilling it, for the Lord your God will surely require it of you, and you will be guilty of sin. 22 But if you refrain from vowing, you will not be guilty of sin. 23 You shall be
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Do wild animals suddenly become tame? Why should we think our tongues can be tamed with just a little work? James 3 says: 7 Every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and sea creature, can be tamed and has been tamed by mankind, 8 but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless
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Your words matter, long after they are spoken, heard, rejected, or loved. Words mattered to Jesus. He used a lot of them. He used words that were necessary, affirming, loving, rebuking, and shocking. But He never wasted words. He was an expert craftsman with them, painting a picture of God’s grace for His people, but
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It’s weird what can live inside of us. Galatians 2 says: If, in our endeavor to be justified in Christ, we too were found to be sinners, is Christ then a servant of sin? Certainly not! For if I rebuild what I tore down, I prove myself to be a transgressor. For through the law
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What did you miss the first time? John 12 says: The next day the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the
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Did God at one time allow unbelievers into Heaven? Acts 17 says: 29 Being then God’s offspring, we ought not to think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of man. 30 The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere
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Sometimes you know adversity is coming; many times you don’t. Does it make it easier to deal with if you know it’s coming, or is that just more time to worry, agonize, and plan a way out of having to deal with it? Proverbs 24:10 says: If you faint in the day of adversity, your
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How do you think Mary felt to have other people invite other people to peek in on her family right after she gave birth? Luke 2 says: 15 When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened,
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