1 Peter 3:8-22 For it is better, if it is God’s will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil. For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit. Peter 3: 17-18 … Continue reading Day 20
Day 19 : A Gift in Every Problem
Bible Reading: Philippians 1:12-30 “Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that what has happened to me has actually served to advance the gospel.” Philippians 1:12 As humans we all are forced to face problems every single day. Through it all we often find ourselves getting bogged down by the adversities we face … Continue reading Day 19 : A Gift in Every Problem
Day 18
Old Testament Reading: Exodus 20 New Testament Reading: Ephesians 2 The idea of our “faith journey” has been commonly used in many of our biblical teachings. The idea that developing and maintaining our faith in God is a long and difficult process, a “journey” in some sense, has some biblical basis. As such, it is … Continue reading Day 18
Day 17: Revealing God’s Mystery
Ephesians 3 During his Roman imprisonment Paul was under house arrest. He knew that Jesus was the Lord of his life, not the Roman government, so if he was a prisoner, he was Jesus’ prisoner. The entire reason he was under arrest and awaiting trial was because of his missionary efforts on behalf of the … Continue reading Day 17: Revealing God’s Mystery
Day 16
1 Timothy 6: 8-10 8But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that. 9 Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of … Continue reading Day 16
Day 15: Law and Sin
Romans 7:7-8 7. What then shall we say? That the law is sin? By no means! Yet if it had not been for the law, I would not have known sin. For I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.” 8. But sin, … Continue reading Day 15: Law and Sin
Day 14
2 Corinthians 7: 2-4 "Make room for us in your hearts. We have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have exploited no one. I do not say this to condemn you; I have said before that you have such a place in our hearts that we would live or die with you. I have spoken to … Continue reading Day 14
Day 13
Romans 1:18-19 The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. When we look at Romans 1:18-23 we can see two … Continue reading Day 13
Day 12
Old Testament: Isaiah 53 Isaiah 53:1-3 This chapter prophecies that Christ will suffer and then enter into his full glory. We often fail to acknowledge the power of who God is, and the gift His son is for us because of the low condition in which he presented himself to the world. The Jews expected … Continue reading Day 12
Day 11
1 Corinthians 8: 7 “Some people are still so accustomed to idols that when they eat sacrificial food they think of it as having been sacrificed to a god, and since their conscience is weak, it is defiled. Idols. Something we all have or have had at some point in our life whether we care … Continue reading Day 11
