Unless we understand that Jesus, the Son of God, became man to bring us to God, it is as if an essential chapter of our lives is missing! But if we receive this good news, we live in the light. We do not stumble about in the darkness. Life makes...
God’s pleasure in us stimulates our pleasure in Him for all His undeserved mercies. Because God is pleased with us in Christ, we desire to live in a way that pleases Him.
For Those Being Transformed Into Christ’s Likeness
Here are some resolutions you might consider for 2025. No one will want to do all these things or even most of them! These are ideas to stimulate your planning.
From Isaiah’s perspective, light is not just decorative but symbolic. The darkness of evil and ignorance characterize our world. Look at what was happening at the time of Jesus’ birth...
Luther’s religious works had never gained him peace with God. All his dutiful attempts to serve God had produced no warmth of love...
For Jesus, there was no turning back. His last days had arrived, and the climactic events of His life lay before Him.
Resolutions for Those Being Shaped into Christ's Likeness
When undertaking new steps in reliance on the Lord, the hardest step is often the first one. So, if you can put a few important dates down on your calendar, you are already making progress in getting those things done. Below are some suggested...
Very appropriately, we call Christmas the “season of light.” This title recalls how the Old Testament heralded our Savior’s coming as a light of hope dawning in the darkness of sin and death...
In the midst of suffering, people sometimes say, “nothing good can come out of this.” This promise in Romans 8...
He isn’t saying that “everything will just turn out okay” in this life. Instead, he means that everything will work out for our ultimate good...
