Destined to Choose

In the devotional book “My Utmost for His Highest,” Oswald Chambers reminds us of our purpose.  A devotional entry titled “Destined to be Holy,” Chambers wrote the following.  “We must continually remind ourselves of the purpose of life.  We are not destined to happiness, nor health, but to holiness.  Today we have far too many desires and interests,Continue reading “Destined to Choose”

Progressive Regression

14 The backslider in heart will have his fill of his own ways,But a good man will be satisfied with his.15 The naive believes everything,But the sensible man considers his steps.16 A wise man is cautious and turns away from evil,But a fool is arrogant and careless.17 A quick-tempered man acts foolishly,And a man of evil devices is hated.18 The naive inherit foolishness,But the sensible are crownedContinue reading “Progressive Regression”

Raised in Glory

“42 So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown a perishable body, it is raised an imperishable body; 43 it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; 44 it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. 45 So alsoContinue reading “Raised in Glory”

Christians, meditate often on the things of heaven.

“7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. 8 The one who does not love does not know God, for God is love. 9 By this the love of God was manifested in us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world so that we might live through Him. 10 In thisContinue reading “Christians, meditate often on the things of heaven.”

Words

The title of the book, Deuteronomy, sounds foreign to the English speaking ear.  The title of the book is based on a transliteration of a word originally taken from an early Greek rendering of our Bible.  The original Greek title reads as follows, Deuteronomion.  This term is made up of two Greek words: deutero, meaning second and nomos meaning law.  The book was given this nameContinue reading “Words”

The Word Became Flesh

“9 This was the true Light that, coming into the world, enlightens every person. 10 He was in the world, and the world came into being through Him, and yet the world did not know Him. 11 He came to His own, and His own people did not accept Him. 12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name, 13 whoContinue reading “The Word Became Flesh”