For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.Romans 6:23 ESV Our wages are death, we ought to be paid what our labour is worth. Before someone does a job, you agree what a fair price is and when it is complete youContinue reading “A daily thought ~ life is a gift”
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A daily verse ~ gifts
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.James 1:17 ESV May we go into each day being thankful for each and every gift given to us. May we pray for eyes to see the beautyContinue reading “A daily verse ~ gifts”
A daily verse ~ freedom
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.2 Corinthians 3:17 ESV Are you free? If not, what hinders you from freely coming to Christ? Is it the cost? Is it a lifestyle choice? Is it pain? Guilt? Shame? For so long I have struggled with this.Continue reading “A daily verse ~ freedom”
A daily thought ~ obeying
Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him.John 14:21 ESV Do we love Him? I find this can be a challenging question, do I truely love Him? It’s notContinue reading “A daily thought ~ obeying”
A daily thought ~ who do we serve?
“You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.“Exodus 20:3-4 ESV Do we have any other gods before Him? The automaticContinue reading “A daily thought ~ who do we serve?”
A daily verse ~ wonder
The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge.Psalm 19:1-2 ESV How often do we look around with wonder? It is all too easy in our instant consumer culture to not take the time to really see orContinue reading “A daily verse ~ wonder”
A daily verse ~ prospering.
If you obey the commandments of the Lord your God that I command you today, by loving the Lord your God, by walking in his ways, and by keeping his commandments and his statutes and his rules, then you shall live and multiply, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land thatContinue reading “A daily verse ~ prospering.”
A daily verse ~ serving.
As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace: whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies—in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong gloryContinue reading “A daily verse ~ serving.”
A daily thought ~ Abiding.
If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.John 15:7 ESV Abiding. How often do we genuinely abide in Chirst? Do we let His words abide in us? Or are we too busy even doing good things to take the time toContinue reading “A daily thought ~ Abiding.”
A daily verse ~ Sustained.
Cast your burden on the Lord , and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved.Psalm 55:22 ESV What a solid truth to build our lives on! In times when I am overwhelmed and struggling with life, I am more thankful than ever for truths like this. Not only willContinue reading “A daily verse ~ Sustained.”
