“Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.” Jude 1:3 This was Jude writing to urge the church to contend for…
“As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” John 9:5 Light is the essence of life. The description “light of the world” conveys a responsibility that Christ places on the shoulders of His followers. In a world full of evil and spiritual darkness, this becomes an increasingly vital…
“I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.” John 9:4 In today’s scripture, we see Jesus speaking to His disciples about how limited the opportunity before Him was. These same opportunities God has placed before us, too. If we delay…
”Jesus answered, neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.” John 9:3 Sometimes, the difficult situations in our lives are the same platforms God intends to display His glory. Thinking of this, a popular mantra used by a film production company here in…
“Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it to you.” John 15:16 John 15:16, like other verses that preceded it,…
“And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call.” Joel 2:32 It is wonderful to note that today’s scripture is one…
“And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.” Acts 24:25 Felix looked for a convenient time to give his life to Christ. But till the end of the Bible, we weren’t…
“Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.” Matthew 9:37-38 Have you ever felt like the lone believer in your community, workplace, or school? Similar to how Elijah thought he…
“Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds: that I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.” Colossians 4:3-4 God has given every believer a divine mandate to preach the good news…