"All of life is business with God…" John Calvin
Now that Bible study season has begun, I haven't had time to sit down and write these past 2 weeks as I adjust my schedule to include research and preparation for our weekly lessons. (The weekend in Houston with the grandkids didn't help either, but I wouldn't have missed it.) So I'm going to polish … Continue reading Words, Words, Words…
Do you have a favorite Psalm? With 150 sacred songs in the book of Psalms, it may be difficult to narrow the possibilities to only one (and really, choosing a favorite isn't necessary). There is a Psalm for every moment life, and yet, there is one specific Psalm to which I return again and again. … Continue reading The Life-Giving Comfort of Psalm 139
Again I saw that under the sun the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the intelligent, nor favor to those with knowledge, but time and chance happen to them all. For man does not know his time. Like fish that are … Continue reading An Evil Time
Originally posted at Women of Purpose. 13 I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life. 14 And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. 15 And if … Continue reading Purpose, Prayer, and Assurance, Lesson 15
Originally posted at Women of Purpose. 5 Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him. 2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments. 3 For this is the … Continue reading Faith, Testimony, and Life, Lesson 14
Originally posted at Women of Purpose. 4 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. 2 By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from … Continue reading The Spirit of Truth and the Spirit of Error, Lesson 12
Originally posted at Women of Purpose. 11 For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. 12 We should not be like Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own deeds were evil and his brother's … Continue reading The Hatred of Cain and the Love of Christ, Lesson 11
Originally posted at Women of Purpose. 12 I am writing to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven for his name’s sake. 13 I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one I write … Continue reading A Pause For Encouragement, Lesson 7
Originally posted at Women of Purpose. 7 Beloved, I am writing you no new commandment, but an old commandment that you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word that you have heard. 8 At the same time, it is a new commandment that I am writing to you, which is true in him and … Continue reading The New Commandment, Lesson 6
