Look at the birds of the air . . . . Consider the lilies of the field . . . —Matthew 6:26, 28Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin”— they simply are! Think of the sea, the air, the sun, …
It came to pass, while He blessed them, that He was parted from them and carried up into heaven —Luke 24:51We have no experiences in our lives that correspond to the events in our Lord’s life after the transfiguration. From that moment forward His life …
. . . you may be partakers of the divine nature . . . —2 Peter 1:4We are made “partakers of the divine nature,” receiving and sharing God’s own nature through His promises. Then we have to work that divine nature …
. . . that you may know what is the hope of His calling . . . —Ephesians 1:18Remember that you have been saved so that the life of Jesus may be manifested in your body (see 2 Corinthians 4:10). Direct the total energy …
. . . that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body —2 Corinthians 4:10We have to develop godly habits to express what God’s grace has done in us. It is not just a question of being saved from …
. . . strive to have a conscience without offense toward God and men —Acts 24:16God’s commands to us are actually given to the life of His Son in us. Consequently, to our human nature in which God’s Son has …
If you ask the average person whether or not they have faith, many would say they do. This leads to the obvious question, "In whom or in what have you put your faith?" People have faith in a lot of things. Some have faith in a "higher power", others have faith in Jesus, while some have faith in other gods or even themselves. But what does it really mean to be a man or...
