Tagged: Daily Reflections

“Act on this word. If all you do is listen to it, you are deceiving yourselves.” –James 1:22 Some of you have been reading this booklet, One Bread, One Body, for years. You have read hundreds and thousands of Scripture passages. You are greatly blessed. The Lord is not expecting us to remember all these Bible verses or to know how to interpret them all. He does expect us to live them all by His grace. Knowing God’s Word demands doing His Word. On Judgment Day, the Lord will not ask us what we know of His Word, but how...

“Act on this word. If all you do is listen to it, you are deceiving yourselves.” –James 1:22 Some of you have been reading this booklet, One Bread, One Body, for years. You have read hundreds and thousands of Scripture passages. You are greatly blessed. The Lord is not expecting us to remember all these Bible verses or to know how to interpret them all. He does expect us to live them all by His grace. Knowing God’s Word demands doing His Word. On Judgment Day, the Lord will not ask us what we know of His Word, but how...

“To one he disbursed five thousand silver pieces, to a second two thousand, and to a third a thousand.” –Matthew 25:15 Parables are often misinterpreted. It’s easy to miss the punch line by getting bogged down in details. For example, the parable about the corrupt judge and persistent widow can be misunderstood so that we think God is unwilling to show His love for us. However, the parable intends to show just the opposite. The Lord will not delay long but will give us swift justice (Lk 18:7-8). Likewise, the parable of the talents is not about investments, interest, or...

“It is God’s will that you grow in holiness.” –1 Thessalonians 4:3 The Lord told Paul to tell the Thessalonian Christians to grow in holiness (see 1 Thes 4:3) and to please God by their conduct even more than before (1 Thes 4:1). The Lord expects and delights to see His children grow holy in every aspect of their conduct (1 Pt 1:15). In fact, the Lord probably wants us to have a growth spurt in the last part of this year. Little children and teenagers commonly grow several inches in a short time. Likewise, we who are God’s children...

“You must be prepared.” –Matthew 24:44 Jesus is coming back to take us with Him (Jn 14:3). No one can know the exact day or hour of Jesus’ return (Mt 24:42). He will return at the time we least expect (Mt 24:44). Therefore, we must be always ready. We are ready for Jesus’ second and final coming when: 1) We are faithful, farsighted servants (Mt 24:45). 2) We are working to feed people physically and/or spiritually (Mt 24:46). 3) Our hearts have been strengthened and made blameless and holy (1 Thes 3:13). 4) We have accepted Jesus’ salvation (2 Pt...