December 3. 2 Corinthians ch 8-10 HYMN OF ADORATION 1 My God, how wonderful thou art, Thy majesty how bright, How beautiful thy mercy-seat, In depths of burning light! 2 How dread are thine eternal years, O everlasting Lord, By prostrate spirits day and night Incessantly adored! 3 How wonderful, how beautiful, The sight of thee must be, Thine…
December 2. 2 Corinthians ch 5-7 WHEN IN ROME BE …’ “and have put on the new self who is being renewed to a true knowledge according to the image of the One who created him— a renewal in which there is no distinction between Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave and freeman, but Christ…
December 1. 2 Corinthians ch 2-4 TRUE TO TYPE “So put to death and deprive of power the evil longings of your earthly body [with its sensual, self-centered instincts] immorality, impurity, sinful passion, evil desire, and greed, which is [a kind of] idolatry [because it replaces your devotion to God]. Because of these [sinful] things the [divine] wrath of…
November 30. 1Corinthians ch 15- 2Corinthians ch1 WHERE ARE YOU? “Therefore if you have been raised with Christ [to a new life, sharing in His resurrection from the dead], keep seeking the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your mind and keep focused habitually on the things above [the heavenly things],…
November 29. 1 Corinthians ch 12-14 CHECK YOUR LOCATION Colossians 3:1-17 NASB1995 [1] Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. [2] Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth. [3] For you have died and your…
November 28. 1 Corinthians ch 9-11 THE WINNING PERSPECTIVE. “No temptation [regardless of its source] has overtaken or enticed you that is not common to human experience [nor is any temptation unusual or beyond human resistance]; but God is faithful [to His word—He is compassionate and trustworthy], and He will not let you be tempted beyond your ability [to resist],…
November 27. 1 Corinthians ch 6-8 SPIRITUAL RELOCATION 2 Set your mind and keep focused habitually on the things above [the heavenly things], not on things that are on the earth [which have only temporal value]. Colossians 3:2 AMP GOOD DAY: I got some response asking for how to relocate spiritually. I studied in the UK many…
November 26. 1 Corinthians ch 3-5 SPIRITUAL RELOCATION We view our slight, short-lived troubles in the light of eternity. We see our difficulties as the substance that produces for us an eternal, weighty glory far beyond all comparison, because we don’t focus our attention on what is seen but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary,…
November 25. Romans ch 16-1 Corinthians ch 2 REPAIRING AND BUILDING A PLEASANT RELATIONSHIP Respond gently when you are confronted and you’ll defuse the rage of another. Responding with sharp, cutting words will only make it worse. Don’t you know that being angry can ruin the testimony of even the wisest of men? Proverbs 15:1 TPT GOOD DAY: At…
November 22. Romans ch 6-8 WHAT TIME IS IT? “Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘This people says, “The time has not come, even the time for the house of the Lord to be rebuilt.” ’ ” Then the word of the Lord came by Haggai the prophet, saying, “Is it time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled…
November 21. Romans ch 3-5 ONE DESTINATION DIFFERENT WAYS ““For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways,” declares the Lord. “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways And My thoughts than your thoughts.” Isaiah 55:8-9 NASB1995 GOOD DAY: We all have thoughts of the…