When I misbehaved, I was afraid of being rejected and scorned. When I became a Christian, I brought that same belief into my relationship with God. I was sure that the only way God would love me was being a “good Christian.”
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these tragedies, pulled from the headlines, affect many people and communities at once . But if I were to sit down across from you and ask, "What difficult circumstances are you facing today?" - I have no doubt you'd have personal pains, family troubles, financial struggles, and more to share.
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The moment you are born again by the Spirit of God, you are a new creation in Christ with an inescapable desire for spiritual growth. It's a desire God calls every Christian to pursue because there is no end to knowing and becoming like Christ.
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In the opening of this verse, one feels an overwhelming wonderment of love that our Savior has toward us, His people. But notice the depth of His affection. Yes, Jesus promises to pray for every one of us, but that intercession stretches far beyond the here and now.
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How many of your sins were in the future when Christ died? All of them, right? This highlights God’s perspective as He looked down the timeline of our sins and took them all away at once.
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That should not come as a shock to Christians, but it often does. If we’re honest about our own faults and shortcomings, we know we’re not perfect; no believer is. We all fall short of God’s standard of absolute and complete holiness. And as a collection of imperfect Christians, the church itself cannot help but be imperfect, too.
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If you think about it, nearly every community is exclusive to some degree. It reminds me of the time I wanted to sing on my church’s worship team. I love music, but I forgot one important detail: I can’t sing.
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When we enter the life of God, we begin the process of loving him with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength (Mark 12:30). This means a couple of things.
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Joseph's brothers not only had plenty to eat on the way, but had also been given new clothing. They had all that they needed—and they once again had it in abundance! These men must have really looked like something when they returned to Canaan, a land drying up under those lingering years of famine.
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A lot of Christians today have an extreme idea about work. Some absolutely hate their jobs. Look at what Solomon said in verse 18: “I hated all the fruit of my labor for which I had labored under the sun, for I must leave it to the man who will come after me.”
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