His Work, Not Ours
When we turn to Jesus with saving faith, God credits Jesus’s righteousness to us, and all our sins are washed away because of his work, not ours.
When we turn to Jesus with saving faith, God credits Jesus’s righteousness to us, and all our sins are washed away because of his work, not ours.
Jesus did everything out of love and a desire to bring pleasure to his heavenly father. Our every decision needs to reflect a consciousness of God and a desire to please him.
The house Jesus is talking about in his parables is our walk with him. We are building a foundation of getting to know Christ, of understanding his ways.
God has begun shaking our society, and he is going to shake everything in sight so that he is revealed as the only unshakable power.
A repentant heart never has to hide from the Lord because there is no longer any fear of judgment. If you acknowledge sins with godly sorrow, you will see the master’s face.
There is no need to worry about our trials. God is faithful to respond to our every need and request. We were made for fellowship with him even in our heaviest times.
Scripture makes it clear that the Lord wants to talk to every one of us. First, though, we must stop all activity. Only then will we hear him speak clearly to our hearts.
The strength, power and encouragement believers receive from the Lord in prayer while shut in with him must see us through the trials ahead.
If Nehemiah could go to a pagan king with a sad countenance and yet find favor beyond imagination, how much more will King Jesus show compassion to each of us?
Christ likens his relationship with his people to that of a husband and wife, and the Bible says Jesus delights in us, so what should a healthy relationship with God look like.