“Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.“ Psalm 51:10 The Christian life is such that you must consistently have a heart that is pure before God. The psalmist in our passage understood how prone man can be to wickedness and the evil way without the Spirit of…
“Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.” Ephesians 5:21 It is evident from the Word of God that our primary submission should be to God, surrendering our lives and everything concerning us to Him. Without this foundational step, any other submission lacks true meaning. While the Bible also emphasizes wives submitting to…
“But now, O Lord, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.” Isaiah 64:8 A potter is a skilled artist who creates pottery and other ceramic wares using clay—a versatile and pliable material with a fine-grained texture. It can be shaped when…
“If I do not do the works of My Father, do not believe Me.” John 10:37 Jesus, during His time on Earth, demonstrated incredible humility and meekness. Despite performing powerful miracles, He consistently directed the attention towards His Father rather than Himself. This humble approach sometimes made it easy to forget that Jesus was…
“But Samuel replied: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the LORD? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams.” 1 Samuel 15:22 Being able to discern the will of God on specific matters is a great gift. But…