\”Whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be My disciple.\” — Luk 14:33. THREE TIMES over in this chapter, our Lord says these solemn words: \”he cannot be My disciple.\” There are three conditions of discipleship. First, we must be prepared to put first things first; second, we…
The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts—Psalm 28:7 The Apostle Paul set a challenge before us: “having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor” (Ephesians 4:25). No small thing, that one. We men have such a hard time with transparency, with vulnerability.…
Whoever goes hunting for what is right and kind finds life itself— glorious life! Proverbs 21:21 MSG
That’s exactly what Jesus did. He didn’t make it easy for himself by avoiding people’s troubles, but waded right in and helped out. “I took on the troubles of the troubled,” is the way Scripture puts it. Even if it was written in Scripture long ago, you can be sure it’s written for us. God…
\”Many resorted unto Him, and said, John did no miracle: but all things John spake of this Man were true. And many believed on Him there.\” — Joh 10:41-42. THE PEOPLE were inclined to disparage the life of John the Baptist because he performed no miracle. But surely his whole life was a miracle; from…