In the previous chapter of Ephesians, chapter 4, we read that, as those who profess faith in Jesus Christ, we are no longer to live (in conduct) as the ungodly, giving ourselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of impurity. That is not the way we should have learned Christ. We...
In God’s eyes, what should our worship of him look like? This is important that we understand this, because so many people these days are presenting worship of God only in the sense of singing worship songs, often with hands raised in the air, and hands and bodies moving to the music. But is...
If we are of genuine God-given and God-persuaded faith in Jesus Christ, then prior to us coming to faith in Christ we were once separate from him and unable in our own sinful flesh to be approved by him or to share in his righteousness and holiness. For we who were outside of genuine faith in...
Tuesday, March 22, 2016, 6:00 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “My Sheep.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read John 15:1-11 (ESV).
He Prunes (vv. 1-2)
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every...
Monday, March 14, 2016, 8:44 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song, “By Your Grace.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read John 8:12, 21-30 (ESV).
The Light of the World (v. 12)
Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in...