April 17, 2021 You were running well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth? This persuasion is not from him who calls you. Galatians 5:7-8 The problem? Detractors from the Gospel. The solution? Keep in step with the Spirit (verse 25). Paul uses the imagery of “running” and “walking” often in his letters to address our […]
Daily Focus: A Life of Grace
April 16, 2021 I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness were through the law, then Christ died for no purpose. Galatians 2:21 ESV One of the reasons why an addict understands and embraces grace more readily than others is because he or she knows what it’s like to be mastered by sin. […]
Daily Focus: Grace and Truth
April 15, 2021 Jesus stood up and said to her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?” She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you; go, and from now on sin no more.” John 8:10-11 The religious leaders bring this woman to Jesus and report that she was caught […]
Daily Focus: Together as One
April 14, 2021 “But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian, for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith… There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” Galatians 3:25-26, […]
Daily Focus: Our Great High Priest
April 13, 2021 And you shall set the two stones on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod, as stones of remembrance for the sons of Israel. And Aaron shall bear their names before the Lord on his two shoulders for remembrance…. And in the breast piece of judgment, you shall put the Urim and the Thummim, and […]
Daily Focus: Straight Paths
April 12, 2021 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6 A dear friend who had provided godly counsel to Ruth and me leading up to our marriage offered us her Cadillac for […]
