“Have mercy on me, O Lord…; my eye wastes away with grief, yes my soul and my body!”  Psalm 31:9. Many of the Psalms, often called “the Bible’s songbook”, were born out of struggle.  They capture our disappointments and fears, yet they

“Whoever of you desires to be first shall be slave of all.”  Mark 10:44   When two of Jesus’ disciples asked Him for positions of honor in His coming Kingdom, the Lord gathered His twelve closest followers and told them, “Whoever desires to

“You are an epistle of Christ…written not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of flesh, that is, of the heart.”  II Corinthians 3:3.  Have you ever thought about the idea

“He who says he abides in [Jesus] ought himself also to walk just as He walked.”  I John 2:6   Sometimes we make the mistake of viewing the Bible as a list of rules.  Certainly, obeying God and spending time with Him are important,

“I will never leave you nor forsake you.” Hebrews 13:5 If you are enduring a great trial of affliction, remember – for this you have Jesus!  If every circumstance finds us abiding in Christ, we will find Christ abiding with us in every