John, to the seven churches which are in Asia ( Read more... )

Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory in exceeding joy, to the only God our Saviour, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion and power, before all time, and now, and for evermore. Amen.

Because You have been my help ( Read more... )

These are sensual persons, who cause divisions, having no spirit. But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.I love the phrase "but you" in these verses. Jude has spent almost his entire letter ( Read more... )

Jude, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to those who are called, sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ: Mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you.I confess that I'm fairly unfamiliar with this short little book, the letter of Jude. I've read through it a few times before, but it's always seemed to be a ( Read more... )

I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, does not receive us. Therefore, if I come, I will call to mind his deeds which he does, prating against us with malicious words. And not content with that, he himself does not receive the brethren, and forbids those who wish to, putting them out of the church.When I read these ( Read more... )

And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us an understanding, that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life. Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.With these two verses, I have at last reached the end of the Apostle John's first letter. I ( Read more... )

He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.Short entry. By Friday I should be finished with 1st John. I hope to be ( Read more... )

This is He who came by water and blood--Jesus Christ; not only by water, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who bears witness, because the Spirit is truth. For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one. And there are three that bear witness on earth: the Spirit, the ( Read more... )

Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves Him who begot also loves him who is begotten of Him. By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep His commandments. For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome.I am reading through ( Read more... )

This is my first entry in this, my journal of my (hopefully) daily meditations on the word of God. I'm not sure why I feel led to undertake this endeavor. I do know that I have been undergoing some quietly powerful changes during the past six months. My relationship with Jesus has deepened and blossomed anew, in large measure because of my ( Read more... )