Are You Maturing?

“When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways … we see in a mirror dimly.”—1 Corinthians 13:11–12 Even as adults, we sometimes talk like children, think like children, and...

Honesty

Genesis 2:25 New International Version (NIV) 25 Adam and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame. Parents, if you have ever had one of your children run naked through the house after a bath, they show no embarrassment. They do not know they are not aware of...

Love The Lord First

“If anyone does not love the Lord, he is to be accursed. Maranatha!”—1 Corinthians 16:22 The Corinthian church had many differences. But, concluding his letter to these believers, Paul stressed that they should focus on Jesus. It was not enough to know about Him. The...

The Power of The Spirit

“I am sending forth the promise of My Father upon you; but you are to stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.”—Luke 24:49 Mount Washington is known for its wind. The annual average wind speed is just under 35 miles per hour. One day in 1934,...

Trusting God

“We were burdened excessively, beyond our strength … we despaired even of life. Indeed, we had the sentence of death within ourselves so that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead … He will yet deliver us.”—2 Corinthians 1:8–10 The reality is...