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“Believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name.” (John 20:31) . If the Bible could be summed up in one verse.

Has Jesus made you His own? If so, “Our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like His glorious body, by the power that enables Him even to subject all things to Himself. (Philippians 3:20–21)

“Better is a dinner of herbs where love is than a fattened ox and hatred with it.” (Proverbs 15:17) . The greater poverty isn’t what’s on the plate, but what’s missing from the heart.

“It is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ” (Philippians 1:9–10) . This is not aimless love. It’s not sentimental love. It’s anchored

“The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite, but the belly of the wicked suffers want.” (Proverbs 13:25) . What would it reveal if you suffered want? Maybe a much deeper form of poverty…a soul untethered from the Giver…

Try to discern what is pleasing to the Lord. (Ephesians 5:10) . How? . Solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil. (Hebrews 5:14)

Philip said to Jesus—Lord show us the Father. (John 14:8) . Jesus answered—Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. (v.9) . And—I am in the Father and the Father is in me. (v.11) . Jesus is how we can know the Father, come to the Father, see the Father, pray to the Father,

Paul prays for three movements of God at the end of Ephesians 3: 1.That the Father would grant you strength with power through His Spirit in your inner being, https://t.co/YmKeBnl8LK that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, 3.That you may be filled with all the

Jesus said—“I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness.” (John 12:46) . There is no hope for a life in darkness.

There is incredible hope for those who trust in Christ! “In Him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will, so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the

To the weary, mustard-seed-faith Christian—you’re not too far gone. Rest in Jesus when He says: “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.” (John 10:27–28)

For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. (Galatians 5:1) . Christian, do you not feel free? That might be a check engine light on the dashboard. Slavery to “performance” can wear a mask of devotion.

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When the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. (Galatians 4:4–5) . From slaves to sons. There is no better news!

Now it is evident that no one is justified before God by the law, for “The righteous shall live by faith. (Galatians 3:11) . It’s not good behavior that gets you right with God—you’re made right by clinging to Christ.

They say laughter is the best medicine. Yes, it feels good to laugh! But if you want better results: “fear the Lord, and turn away from evil. It will be healing to your flesh and refreshment (*literally medicine) to your bones.” (Proverbs 3:7–8)

Jesus said: “You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me, yet you refuse to come to me that you may have life. (John 5:39–40) . Come to Him and have life!