Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15 NASB Be diligent – Spoudazo. That’s the word for this day. Be diligent. Be eager. Be earnest. We get that, don’t we? We’ve heard this verse repeated many…
If any one comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house, and do not give him a greeting. 2 John 1:10 NASB This teaching – The shortest letter in the New Testament packs a wallop. Basically, it is a warning to believers not to be deceived by…
It is for your destruction, O Israel, that you are against Me, against your help. Hosea 13:9 NASB Help – Hosea is a prophet of puns. His message is filled with word plays, allusions and odd constructions. In some cases, no scholar today can definitively determine the meaning of Hosea’s words. This verse is one…
For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one 1 John 5:7 KJV In heaven . . . are one – Forgive me for this brief history lesson. You might have wanted a nice devotional today, but this lesson is important because…
These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, in order that you may know that you have eternal life. 1 John 5:13 NASB In the name – Don’t you want to be sure? Don’t you want to know for certain? Of course you do. All of…
And the witness is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. 1 John 5:11 NASB Eternal life – What is eternal life? Most Christians immediately think of life in heaven. Of course, with a little reminder, we realize that eternal life begins with our commitment to fellowship…
Not that I speak from want; for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstance I am. Philippians 4:11 NASB To be content – Are you self-sufficient? Before your spiritual radar goes crazy and you immediately deny any such terrible thoughts, take a deep breath. We have been trained to think of self-sufficiency as…
And you shall eat and be satisfied, and shall bless YHWH your Elohim for the good land which He has given you. . . . [less] that then your heart becomes lifted up, and you forget YHWH your Elohim who brought you out of the land of Mitsrayim, from the house of bondage, Deuteronomy 8:10,…
For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments, and His commandments are not burdensome. 1 John 5:3 NASB Not Burdensome – Rules are heavy. Regulations weigh us down. So when John says that God’s commandments are not burdensome, we should be reminded of two other men who say that same thing. …
And He saw a certain poor widow putting in two small copper coins. Luke 21:2 NASB Copper coins – A lepton was the smallest coin used by the Jews. It had a value of about ¼ of a penny. In common parlance, it wasn’t worth the paper it was written on. It’s hard to imagine…
