Where do we ultimately place our trust? Jesus teaches that the degree of our generosity gives evidence of the disposition of our hearts—whether we have an immediate and worldly mindset…
In Mary we see extraordinary faith in the most ordinary of persons. God is the grace-giving actor in this passage, but Mary’s response of childlike faith should be a model…
The path of righteousness involves anger without sin, practicing hospitality, and loving the poor. But each step on that path we owe to our sovereign God who loves us.
God promises true rest to his people. In ancient times and still today, we enter it only by faith. True believers will enter his rest as his Word trains us…
Moses was respected as God’s faithful servant, but Jesus is to be worshiped as God’s faithful Son. Christians are to consider Jesus and hold fast to our hope.
Angels are impressive, but Jesus is much superior. Angels minister to and serve God’s people, but Jesus is to be worshiped by God’s people.
God has prepared a heavenly city where we will dwell with him. Knowing where we are going shapes our lives here and now to be faithful and obedient.
As we journey through the book of Philippians, we learn that Paul’s words shows us what we ourselves should strive for: rejoicing at the faith of others, being content in…
Paul holds an eager expectation—that Christ would be honored. This expectation animates his life and brings purpose to his death, all of which frees him to faithfully serve others, increasing…
Today we learn that this paradoxical world has a big problem. We cannot deal with it by trusting in our own righteousness or caving in to wickedness. We must trust…