Tagged: Daily Reading

Titus 3:4-7 But when the kindness of God our Savior and his love toward mankind appeared, not by works of righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy, he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us richly, through Jesus Christ our Savior; that, being justified by his grace, we might be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. (WEB) There is no greater expression of the Father’s love than when Jesus came to earth two thousand years ago and dwelt among us. That is...

Hebrews 12:7-10 7 It is for discipline that you endure. God deals with you as with children, for what son is there whom his father doesn’t discipline? 8 But if you are without discipline, of which all have been made partakers, then are you illegitimate, and not children. 9 Furthermore, we had the fathers of our flesh to chasten us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of spirits, and live? 10 For they indeed, for a few days, punished us as seemed good to them; but he for our profit,...

James 5:7-8 Be patient therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it receives the early and late rain. You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand. (WEB) Two blogs ago I wrote about our heavenly Father’s patient heart and how mankind is the recipient of His goodness. In today’s Scripture reading, I want to once again re-visit this topic of patience but in this blog, I want to talk about how patience finds it’s expression...

1 Peter 5:6-7 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time; casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you. (WEB) In today’s Scripture reading, the Apostle Peter starts the verse by saying ‘Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time.’ If we have a distorted idea of what humility is, we might think we have to grovel in God’s presence or perhaps embrace some form of self-hatred to show that we are humble. Humility is not trying to be...

2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness; but is patient with us, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. (WEB) One of the attributes of the fruit of the Holy Spirit listed in Galatians 5:22-23 is patience. The Apostle Paul also describes patience as a descriptor for love in 1 Corinthians 13:4 when he says ‘love is patient’. Patience is something we so appreciate in others when they are dealing with our own shortcomings. But patience can sometimes be in short supply when we ourselves are...