Monthly Archives: October 2013

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written: “For Your sake we are killed all day long; We are accounted as … Continue reading →

And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. (Romans 8:28) Too often this Scripture is reduced to a glib cliché uttered by not-so-well … Continue reading →

The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and He knows those who trust in Him. (Nahum 1:7) Trouble was coming for Nineveh and the Assyrian Empire. The repentance of the Ninevites in Jonah’s day had given … Continue reading →

Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you. (1 Peter 5:6-7) Does God care for us? Absolutely. Does He want … Continue reading →

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, … Continue reading →

For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us then with confidence draw near to the … Continue reading →

“Come now, and let us reason together,” says the Lord, “though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool.” (Isaiah 1:18) “Let us reason together.” … Continue reading →

If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear. But certainly God has heard me; He has attended to the voice of my prayer. (Psalm 66:18-19) Have you regarded iniquity in your heart? Have you seen sin … Continue reading →

My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and … Continue reading →

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. … Continue reading →