He does not treat us as our sins deserve. —Psalm 103:10 “Adulteress!” they shrieked. “We caught her. The law says to stone her. What do you say?” “Let the one who has never sinned throw the first stone.” Squinting through swollen eyes, she […]
They bowed down and worshiped him. —Matthew 2:11 When Jesus was born in Bethlehem, his arrival was met with three identifiable reactions: hostility, indifference, and worship. King Herod was hostile, willing to kill babies to ensure that there would be no rival
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Flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God. —1 Corinthians 15:50 By new birth we have entered the kingdom spiritually (Jn 3:1–8). But our present perishable bodies are not suited for the future imperishable kingdom. We must be changed.
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Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. —Psalm 27:14 We want our desires to be met on our timetable. But if we find it difficult to wait, we’re going to find it difficult to walk by faith. We marvel at
God sent his Son, born of a woman. —Galatians 4:4 When angel Gabriel told Mary she would conceive and give birth to a son, she asked a reasonable question: “How?” After all, she was a virgin. Gabriel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you,
I who speak to you am he. —John 4:26 For those who eagerly anticipated the coming of Messiah, the good life didn’t begin with “Once upon a time,” but with “There will come a time.” Misery was made bearable by belief that when Messiah came, things would get better. Those
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Christ has indeed been raised. —1 Corinthians 15:20 If the resurrection is not fact we might as well buy into the cliché, “He who dies with the most toys wins.” “But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep” (1 Cor 15:20). You’re
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Philip said, “Lord, show us the Father.” —John 14:8 The teacher wandered the room, looking at the pictures her students were drawing. “What are you drawing, Tommy?” she asked. “I’m drawing a picture of God.” “But Tommy, we don’t know what God
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Who is wise and understanding? —James 3:13 Don’t confuse wisdom with intelligence. We’ve all known exceedingly smart people who were exceedingly unwise. A wise person is aware of how much they don’t know. Mark Twain said, “We are all ignorant; just about different things.” A
Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened. —Luke 2:15 “You, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come
