Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. (Matthew 11:28) Just as man’s part in salvation is to come humbly, it is also to come in faith. Although finite minds cannot fully comprehend the truth, divine grace and human faith are inseparable in salvation. God sovereignly provides salvation, which includes the… Continue reading What Rest Does Jesus Promise?
Category: Inspirational
5 Bible verses for when you feel discouraged after failing so many times
Failure is a normal part of life. As imperfect beings, we can never and should never expect that we’d always be perfect in everything we do. We’ll miss deadlines, fail to shoot the ball in the ring, make that wrong investment, break the flower vase, and fail to say “sorry” when we ought to say… Continue reading 5 Bible verses for when you feel discouraged after failing so many times
Blessings for Obedience – Genesis 12:1
Genesis 12:1 The Lord had said to Abram, “Leave your country, your people and your father’s household and go to the land I will show you”. Abram was seventy-five years old when he set out from Haran. Abram was an established man. He already had possessions. Maybe in his mind, Haran was the best place for… Continue reading Blessings for Obedience – Genesis 12:1
Jesus: Lord of the Sabbath
The Sabbath Does Not Restrict Service to God Or have you not read in the Law, that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple break the Sabbath, and are innocent? But I say to you, that something greater than the temple is here. (Matthew 12:5–6) Jesus did not have to explain what He meant by saying that… Continue reading Jesus: Lord of the Sabbath
Don’t Give Up
This is a true story. A young man was mining in a Colorado mine during the Gold Rush. He became discouraged because he was digging and digging day after day and found nothing. He decided one day to sell all his mining equipment to a local junk man and return home. The junk man took… Continue reading Don’t Give Up
Abandon False Devotion, for The Lord Search The Heart
Zechariah 7:4 Then the word of the Lord Almighty came to me: 5 “Ask all the people of the land and the priests, ‘When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh months for the past seventy years, was it really for me that you fasted? 6 And when you were eating and drinking, were… Continue reading Abandon False Devotion, for The Lord Search The Heart
Struggling With The Same Old Mistakes? Check Out These 13 Bible Verses For Help
As humans, we often find ourselves caught in a cycle of repeating the same sins over and over again. We ask for forgiveness and swear we’ll change, yet somehow, we always end up back where we started. Maybe we’re not taking our repentance seriously enough or maybe we’re trying to go it alone without God’s… Continue reading Struggling With The Same Old Mistakes? Check Out These 13 Bible Verses For Help
From Self-Reliance to Grace-Reliance
James 4:6-7 But he [God] gives us more grace to stand against such evil desires. As the Scriptures say, “God opposes the proud but favors the humble.” So humble yourselves before God. In the case of David, the Lord confirmed him as king over Israel and had blessed his kingdom, not for David’s own glory, but… Continue reading From Self-Reliance to Grace-Reliance
Judge Not, That You Be Not Judged
Do not judge lest you be judged. (Matthew 7:1) Unrighteous and unmerciful judgment is forbidden first of all because it manifests a wrong view of God. With the phrase lest you be judged, Jesus reminds the scribes and Pharisees that they are not the final court. To judge another person’s motives or to curse to condemnation… Continue reading Judge Not, That You Be Not Judged
You Never Run Alone
In the 1992 Barcelona Olympics there was a British athlete, a runner, sprinter named Derek Hammond who was potential favorite in the 400 meter race. And he got off to a very good start and midway through the race, he ruptured his hamstring, fell to the ground. Every Olympic dream crushed knowing he didn’t have… Continue reading You Never Run Alone