The apostle Paul, in writing to the church in Ephesus, explained some of the deepest truths found in Scripture. He also gave practical guidance on how to apply these truths in daily life. Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us,…

Following the apostle Paul’s words of thanks and appreciation for the Lord producing salvation in the believers of Thessalonica, he presents a short prayer. Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace, comfort your hearts and establish them in…

Encouragement is one of those universal tools that can be used by anyone wishing to benefit another person or group. For Christians, encouragement can be especially effective when we transfer to others the encouragement God implants in our lives. The apostle Paul was a master at this, as he sprinkled uplifting words throughout His writings,…

For many, seeking God is not easy. This is not because God’s hiding, but because our thinking is biased towards worldly misinformation about Him, which Satan fortifies through godless culture. Added to this struggle, is the instinctive self-deceiving nature of our hearts which lead us as far from God as possible. Thinking we can successfully…

Buried within David’s prayer of Psalm 86, sit two verses that speak to the very essence of our human condition and response to God. David, like many of us, lived a life packed with complexity and change. Both he and those who surrounded him, were inconsistent and unreliable in their day to day living towards…