True Christian Prosperity

3 John 1:2 Beloved, I pray that in every way you may succeed and prosper and be in good health [physically], just as [I know] your soul prospers [spiritually].   The prayer of John is that we succeed and prosper and be in good health, just as our souls prosper...

What Do We Reflect

Proverbs 27:19 As in water face reflects face, So the heart of man reflects man.   Water is like a mirror. As we look into a pool of water, we see our reflection. So it is with a person’s heart. Our heart is like a mirror; it reflects what we’re truly...

When God Is For Us

Romans 8:31 What then shall we say to all these things? If God is for us, who can be [successful] against us?   The verse before this one speaks of us, believers, as those “…whom He predestined He also called, and those whom He called He also justified, and...

Spiritual Indifference

1 Thessalonians 5:6 So then let us not sleep [in spiritual indifference] as the rest [of the world does], but let us keep wide awake [alert and cautious] and let us be sober [self-controlled, calm, and wise].   The previous verses refer to us, believers, as being...

The Throne Of God’s Grace

Hebrews 4:16 “Therefore let us [with privilege] approach the throne of grace [that is, the throne of God’s gracious favor] with confidence and without fear, so that we may receive mercy [for our failures] and find [His amazing] grace to help in time of...