This first chapter of Hebrews talks about how Jesus is superior to all the angels. What I found interesting about this chapter is that there are seven Old Testament citations that talk about Jesus' characteristics and attributes ( Read more... )

"But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am ( Read more... )

"Five times I received from the Jews the forty lashes minus one. Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked, I spent a night and a day in the open sea, I have been constantly on the move. I have been in danger from rivers, in danger from bandits, in danger from my own countrymen, in danger from Gentiles; ( Read more... )

"We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves. When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves they are not wise." (vs 12 ( Read more... )

Chapters 8 and 9 of 2 Corinthians talk about giving. However, I found it interesting that my devotion book pointed out that Paul never mentions the word money in these two chapters. He talks about sharing, service, offering, grace, and gift, but not money. This shows that the nature of giving is about more than just how much money we can/should ( Read more... )

"Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death" vs. 7:10

"To be a sinner is our distress, but to know it, is our hope!"
-Theologian Reinhold Niebuhr

"As God's fellow workers we urge you not to receive God's grace in vain. For he says, "In the time of my favor I head you, and in the day of salvation I helped you." I tell you, now is the time of God's favor, now is the day of salvation." (vs. 6:1-2 ( Read more... )

"For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ." (vs. 4:6 ( Read more... )

So did anyone else have crushes on cartoon characters as a kid? Well we watched Anastasia tonight and I think I might have to change my childhood cartoon crush from Prince Eric (Little Mermaid) to Dimitri ....yea I know...I'm a dork...I spend my weekend watching movies from the children's section in the library. But I know I'm not the only one.

"If you forgive anyone, I also forgive him. And what I have forgiven-if there was anything to forgive-I have forgiven in the sight of Christ for your sake, in order that Satan might not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes." (verse 2:10-11 ( Read more... )