Archive for August 2019

Lk. 18:11‭-‬13The Pharisee stood and began praying to himself: ‘God, I thank You that I am not like the rest of men—swindlers, unjust, adulterers—or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I pay tithes of all that I get.’ But the tax collector, standing at a distance, would not even raise his…

Mt. 6:6But when you pray, go into your most private room, close the door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees [what is done] in secret will reward you. There are certain things without which a relationship cannot thrive. Imagine that your husband or wife is openly affectionate…

Eph. 5:18Do not get drunk with wine, for that is wickedness, but be filled with the [Holy] Spirit and constantly guided by Him. If you let go of the steering wheel while driving, there is a chance that the car will still move in a straight line for a time. Eventually, you will encounter either…

1 Cor. 12:6-7 And there are ways of working, but it is the same God who produces all things in all believers. But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. Have you ever had to make an important decision that affected various people with various interests? Anyone who…

2 Pet. 1:20‭-‬21But understand this first of all, that no prophecy of scripture is a matter of or comes from one’s own interpretation, for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God. Mankind loves to create his own rules and hierarchies. Certain…

1 Cor. 12:12‭-‬13For just as the body is one and yet has many parts, and all the parts, though many, form one body, so it is with Christ. For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks (Gentiles), slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of…

1 Tim. 4:1-3But the [Holy] Spirit explicitly and unmistakably declares that in later times some will turn away from the faith, paying attention instead to deceitful and seductive spirits and doctrines of demons, [misled] by the hypocrisy of liars whose consciences are seared as with a branding iron, who forbid marriage and advocate abstaining from…

1 Cor. 2:13We also speak of these things, not in words taught or supplied by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit, combining and interpreting spiritual thoughts with spiritual words. There are two kinds of wisdom that we can seek. Wisdom from below, or man’s wisdom, is a great commodity in this world.…

Acts 1:7‭-‬8He said to them, “It is not for you to know the times or epochs which the Father has fixed by His own authority. But you will receive power and ability when the Holy Spirit comes upon you; and you will be My witnesses both in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and Samaria, and…