“I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you.” John 13:15 The love of God was visibly demonstrated in Jesus when He was here on Earth. In stooping to wash the feet of His disciples, He mirrored the submissive step He took when He left heaven and became a man. […]

“Paul…received all who came to him.” Acts 28:30 For years the apostle Paul traveled and preached before being imprisoned in Rome. There he continued to touch people with the gospel because he cared about them and wanted them to know Jesus Christ. The book of Acts concludes with Paul confined in Rome, living under guard in a […]

“Whatever they tell you to observe, that observe and do, but do not do according to their works; for they say, and do not do.” Matthew 23:3 The test of the effectiveness of following Jesus is not just in what we say but in how we live. Are we telling others God’s Word and doing what it […]

“We have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us.” II Corinthians 4:7 Our bodies are temporary, fragile, and expendable. In our modern world that highly values outward beauty, we would be wise to remember that our greatest treasure is the life of Jesus within us. […]

“If anyone cleanses himself…,he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified and useful for the Master, prepared for every good work.” II Timothy 2:21 We often think God wants us to change the world around us when in reality He is interested in changing us. God often uses the most unlikely people in the most unlikely places […]