One of the basic things the Lord requires of us is to be merciful (Micah 6:8). We are to be as merciful as God, and God is very merciful (Luke 6:36). Jesus said that mercy is more important than sacrifice (Matthew 12:7). Living religion is more important than dead religion, and caring for people isContinue reading “Mercy Triumphs Over Judgment”
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Dangerous Desires
In the beginning, God placed Adam in a beautiful garden. This garden was full of delicious fruits, beautiful plants and flowers, precious stones, and rivers. God also planted a unique tree in this garden – the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. The tree of the knowledge of good and evil was aContinue reading “Dangerous Desires”
God Sees Us
Hagar had a hard life. She was a servant who lived in a tent with her nomadic masters. She was used as a surrogate mother by her employers, and she became pregnant by her boss. After Hagar became pregnant, there was strife in the family, and her boss’s wife became envious. She had regrets forContinue reading “God Sees Us”
True Humility
Humility is one of the most important virtues of the Christian life. The world doesn’t understand true humility because it is contrary to the world’s way of doing things. We can’t learn humility from the world. We must learn it from God. Our word humility in English does not fully capture all the different meaningsContinue reading “True Humility”
WHERE THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS THERE IS LIBERTY
“The Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is there is liberty” (2 Corinthians 3:17). The Lord Jesus Christ became a life-giving Spirit after rising from the dead (1 Corinthians 15:45). After his resurrection he came to his people by the Holy Spirit. He still comes to us today by theContinue reading “WHERE THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS THERE IS LIBERTY”
A Steady Diet of God’s Word
At the end of the age, some Christians will not be faithful to God, and as a result they will face a famine of God’s word (Amos 8:11). When God’s people face a famine of his word, they become spiritually weak. The word of God is the spiritual food that we need in order toContinue reading “A Steady Diet of God’s Word”
The Spiritual Aroma of a Christian
The Bible says that faithful Christians produce a spiritual aroma. This fragrant aroma produced by Christians is the smell of Christ, and this smell is pleasing to God. Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place. For weContinue reading “The Spiritual Aroma of a Christian”
Overcoming Discouragement by Walking Forward in God
God says to strengthen the hands which hang down and the feeble knees (Hebrews 12:12). Spiritually, when a person’s hands hang down and he has feeble knees, he is discouraged, tired, or might even be wanting to give up. Hands do things. When a person has weak hands, he doesn’t do the things that heContinue reading “Overcoming Discouragement by Walking Forward in God”
Gentleness
God has many characteristics like power, holiness, love, and glory. We can draw on these divine characteristics in order to become like Jesus. His Spirit is inside us. So when we feel weak, we can draw strength from Christ who can do all things. When we need wisdom, we can get it from God becauseContinue reading “Gentleness”
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