“We have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function.” Romans 12:4 Servant-minded believers give preference to others because they know that God sees what others do not, and that He will reward those whose work is unseen by others. Is someone else reaping the benefit of your […]
“That all the peoples of the earth may know the hand of the Lord, that it is mighty.” Joshua 4:24 When the Israelites crossed the Jordan River into the Promised Land, God told their leader, Joshua, to choose 12 men, and have each one take a stone from the middle of the river, and carry it to […]
“All things that I heard from My Father have I made known to you… that you should go and bear fruit.” John 15:15-16 Although we know that Jesus is our friend, can we say that we are His friend? Do we listen to Him? Or do we only want Him to listen to us? Do […]
“The things which happened to me have actually turned out for the furtherance of the gospel.” Philippians 1:12 Focusing on what’s wrong can cause us to miss everything that’s good. God wants us to be discerning; we need to know good from bad, but He doesn’t want us to focus on the bad and become […]
“The multitudes…cried out, saying: “Hosanna to the Son of David!” Matthew 21:9 Scripture contains an example of fickleness. A great multitude in Jerusalem praised, and cheered Jesus on the Sunday He entered the city riding on a donkey. But just a few days later, some of those same people may have been in the crowd calling for […]