Whatever is True

Proginy of a Warrior

Proginy of a Warrior Therefore, since Christ suffered in the flesh [and died for us], arm yourselves [like warriors] with the same purpose [being willing to suffer for doing what is right and pleasing God], because whoever has suffered in the flesh [being like-minded with Christ] is done with [intentional] sin [having stopped pleasing the […]

Our Submission to Christ Brings Sufficiency In and Thru Christ

Our Submission to Christ Brings Sufficiency In and Thru Christ We can rejoice! … he who believes in and cleaves to and trusts in and relies on Me will never thirst anymore (at any time).  John 6:35 AMPC For in you, Christ becomes a spring of water welling up. The Samaritan woman asked Him, “How […]

Growing in, Walking by, and Living with Faith in Community

Growing in, Walking by, and Living with Faith in Community like newborn babies [you should] long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may be nurtured and grow in respect to salvation [its ultimate fulfillment], You [believers], like living stones, are being built up into a spiritual house for a […]

Jesus: The Perfector of Our Faith

Jesus: The Perfector of Our Faith With hearts that look toward the perfector of our faith we praise the Lord, for: He was guilty of no sin, neither was deceit (guile) ever found on His lips. [Isa. 53:9.] He personally bore our sins in His [own] body on the tree [as on an altar and […]

A Way in Which to Walk

A Way in Which to Walk – Holy to Our God O Lord , who may lodge [as a guest] in Your tent? Who may dwell [continually] on Your holy hill?  He who walks with integrity and strength of character, and works righteousness, and speaks and holds truth in his heart.  Psalms 15:1-2 AMP Blessed […]

The Difference Jesus Makes

The Difference Jesus Makes, Makes Us Different – Emmanuel, God With Us, Our Hope What difference does having Jesus living within you make for you in a world of pain and chaos? What is the point, really, if in life we face constant battles? Today may you know in the depth of your soul, May […]

The Light of the Word

The Light of the Word He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before its shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth.  By oppression and judgment, he was taken away. Yet who of his generation […]

A Wedding Toast: May We All Say – to Completion!

A Wedding Toast: May We All Say – to Completion Now the Festival of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was approaching, Luke 22:1 NIV Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.”   Luke 22:8 When the hour came, Jesus and his apostles reclined at the table. And he […]

A Passion Story: God’s Heart for the World

A Passion Story: God’s Heart for the World God’s love, and prevenient grace operating through the course of our lives is truly awe inspiring and humbling. The earliest and most ancient book of the Bible , Job, outlines God’s redemptive salvation work for all humanity. The cry, Oh, do not deliver the life of your […]

Marvelous Things: His Arm Accomplishing salvation for All

Marvelous Things: His Arm Accomplishing Salvation for All … the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people…. Daniel 2:44 NIV For, …the Most High is sovereign over all kingdoms on earth and gives them to anyone he wishes and sets over […]