Category: Verse for the day

“I, Paul, ambassador of Christ and now a prisoner for Him, appeal to you for my child, whom I have begotten during my imprisonment.” –Philemon 9-10 Paul led Onesimus, a runaway slave and fellow prisoner, to the Lord (Phlm 10). Paul had also led Onesimus’ owner, Philemon, to the Lord (Phlm 19). Paul converted both slave and owner, both poor and rich. In his ministry of evangelization, Paul even did the unthinkable by converting both Jews and Gentiles. Most people come to the Lord because of the witness of someone like them. It takes an amazing person to lead to...

“He was talking about the temple of His body.” –John 2:21 Today’s feast of the dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome is a way of acknowledging that God dwells among His people (see Jn 1:14). This feast reminds us of the beauty of God, that all beauty is a means to glorify God. A Church building is likewise a beautiful, holy house and from it flows many graces to bless the people of God. Today’s feast is also a reminder that God dwells in our own bodies (Jn 6:56; 17:23). We are to dedicate the temple of our body...

“Your teaching must have the integrity of serious, sound words to which no one can take exception.” –Titus 2:8 Orthodox teaching based on the Bible is extremely important in leading people to Christ and building up the Church. False teaching is extremely destructive to our faith and to the Church. Therefore, we must “fight hard for the faith” (Jude 3) and “guard the rich deposit of faith with the help of the Holy Spirit Who dwells within us” (2 Tm 1:14). Furthermore, when we speak, we must be careful that our speech is “consistent with sound doctrine” (Ti 2:1). We...

“A presbyter must be irreproachable, married only once, the father of children who are believers and are known not to be wild and insubordinate.” –Titus 1:6 If you are a parent, you certainly want your children to be “believers,” “known not to be wild and insubordinate” (Ti 1:6). Yet some of the most committed Christians have children not under the lordship of Jesus. Why are many Christian parents unable to pass on their faith in Jesus to their own children? Perhaps we may have compromised with the world. God’s Word tells us: “Have no love for the world, nor the...

“If you can trust a man in little things, you can also trust him in greater; while anyone unjust in a slight matter is also unjust in greater.” –Luke 16:10 Think of something you believe God wants you to do. You have thought about this for some time, but you have never been able to do it. What is the problem? Possibly you have not been faithful in small matters (see Lk 19:17) so that God has not promoted you to greater things. For example, for decades we have been trying to stop abortion, reverse the seemingly relentless march of...