Tag: courage

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. Ephesian 6:10-11 We live in a society that exalts strength and power. Our history is laced with conflict and confrontation. We love to solve problems using…

Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. Ephesians 5:1 Our world is full of imitations or imitators. These imitators promise that their product is as good or even…

I pray that out of His glorious riches He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Ephesians 3:16-17a We are constantly checking our bank accounts to verify our earthly riches. These feed our flesh and give us a false sense…

And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus. For it is by grace that you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God. Ephesians 2:6,8 Sometimes we feel that we are living in a slimy swamp or…

I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know Him better. I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which He has called…

I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave Himself for me. Galatians 2:20 When we accept Christ as our Savior, we are permitted to experience His…

But the Lord said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness.” 2 Corinthians 12:9 We are always looking for that product, idea or invention to make us invincible. We concentrate so much on adding strength to ourselves that we do not properly recognize and deal with…

The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. 2 Corinthians 10:4-5 In this life,…

For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So, we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. 2 Corinthians 4:17-18 On this earth, the weight of our troubles…

We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down but not destroyed. We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. 2 Corinthians 4:8-10 God has created us…