Giving Is Its Own Reward

‘I will gladly spend myself and all I have for you.’ 2 Corinthians 12:15 NLT The apostle Paul wrote, ‘I don’t want what you have—I want you… I will gladly spend myself and all I have for you, even though it seems that the more I love you, the less you love me.’ (2...

Glorious Inheritance

‘Because we are united with Christ, we have received an inheritance from God.’ Ephesians 1:11 NLT Consider these words: ‘I do not choose to be a common man. It is my right to be uncommon if I can. I seek opportunity, not security. I do not wish to be a kept citizen,...

Let God Tell You Who You Are!

‘His mother called his name Jabez.’ 1 Chronicles 4:9 NKJV The name Jabez means ‘pain and trouble’. Can you imagine walking into a room and hearing someone say, ‘Here comes trouble,’ or someone describing you as ‘a pain’? And what’s more, his mother labelled Jabez that...

Come Back To God!

‘When he was still a great way off.’ Luke 15:20 NKJV The Bible says concerning the Prodigal Son: ‘While he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion, and ran and embraced him and kissed him.’ (Luke 15:20 ESV) The truth is, you’re not beyond the...

Resistance Training

‘Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.’ James 4:7 KJV Have you ever watched someone doing resistance training? They get stronger every day as they press more and more weight. That’s how to view the verse ‘resist the devil’....