Archive for May 2019

Eph. 6:10-12Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against…

John 14:27Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. When Jesus spoke of leaving his peace with us, He was clear to distinguish his version of the peace from the world’s.…

Mark 14: 23-24 And when He had taken a cup [of wine] and given thanks, He gave it to them, and they all drank from it. And He said to them, “This is My blood of the [new] covenant, [My blood] which is being poured out for many [for the forgiveness of sins]. If there…

Col. 3:9-10Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator. This passage speaks of us being renewed in the image of our Creator through knowledge. It may not…

Gal. 2:20I have been crucified with Christ [that is, in Him I have shared His crucifixion]; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body I live by faith [by adhering to, relying on, and completely trusting] in the Son of God, who loved…

1 Cor. 6:19-20 Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body. Jesus foreshadowed for us the coming of the indwelling of the Holy…

Gal. 3:29If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise. We are all the seed of natural parents, born into a natural lineage. We are heirs of those who have gone before us. Other than by marriage, the chances of becoming an heir as part of another’s lineage…

Gal. 3:26-27So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. Before coming to Christ, we are clothed in imperfection. Looking back on myself prior to salvation, it was clear that my life had not been committed to God.…

Psalm 40:4-5 Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, who does not look to the proud, to those who turn aside to false gods. Many, Lord my God, are the wonders you have done, the things you planned for us. None can compare with you; were I to speak and tell of your…