June 22 1 Corinthians 13:7 Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.” How many of us have given up on our family members or even friends because they have refused to change their ways? There are times as Christians where we give
June 21 Romans 2:13 “For merely listening to the law doesn’t make us right with God. It is obeying the law that makes us right in his sight.” Hearing alone is not enough. To hear something, for instance, an advice and doing nothing to show you have heard and taken in that particular thing is useless. God is a God of action not one of mere idleness. “We can all sit in church and hear God’s word. However, just listening to listen doesn’t make a difference, neither does it benefit us in
Galatians 6:9 “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” God sees everything. Many instances we get weary of doing good because we don’t have anyone recognizing us. When we don’t have anyone pointing
June 19 Job 31:33 “Have I tried to hide my sins like other people do, concealing my guilt in my heart?” What is usually our first response to sin after we have committed it? More than we would all like to admit our first response is usually to hide. When
June 18 Matthew 5:43 “You have heard the law that says, ‘Love your neighbor’ and hate your enemy. But I say, love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you!” To pay back evil with evil is so easy. To hate your enemies and love those who love you seem sensible and we do so because that comes easy. More often than not it seems so right and easy to treat others exactly how they treat us. Being good to those who are good and evil to those who are