“And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.” Exodus 3:5 Before there was a tabernacle, before there was a temple, there was a man standing barefoot before God. The ground beneath Moses’ feet was not inherently sacred; it became…
“Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.” Isaiah 52:1 There once was a beautiful house by a busy road, admired for its beauty, until a bag of refuse was dropped…
“But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.” Ephesians 2:13 There was a man who had once worked in a large company but was dismissed after a serious mistake. His ID card was withdrawn, his access revoked, and his name removed from the system….
“For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.” Galatians 5:13 The gospel of Christ not only redeems us from sin but commissions us to draw others into that same liberty. It wasn’t given to exalt us, but to reveal…
“Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.” Galatians 4:7 Do you think it is possible to live as a servant under one’s parents? If you say yes, you’re correct; and if your answer is no, you’re also not wrong. It is…
“Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh…
“For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.” 2 Corinthians 13:8 There’s something about believers that cannot be denied: it is the guidance of God’s Spirit that gently brings us back to our place when we err. Frankly, it’s not always expressed in what we may term “Simple,” but it’s something…
“But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord. For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.” 2 Corinthians 10:17-18 In a world where the best opportunities are secured through connections with top authorities, would you not rather network with the person with the greatest net worth? To simplify…
“For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)” 2 Corinthians 10:3–4 I heard a story some years ago of a married man whose pastor told him that his mother…