For God has shut up all in disobedience so that He may show mercy to all. Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and unfathomable His ways! For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who became His counselor? Or who […]
Visible Humility in Leadership Saves Lives
When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope of our being saved was at last abandoned. Since they had been without food for a long time, Paul stood up among them and said, “Men, you should have listened to me and not have set sail […]
Teaching With His Actions When Nobody Listens
““If you are the Christ, tell us.” But he said to them, “If I tell you, you will not believe, and if I ask you, you will not answer. But from now on the Son of Man shall be seated at the right hand of the power of God.” So they all said, “Are you […]
Serving One Another Or Betraying Ourselves
““But look, the hand of the one who betrays me is with me on the table. For the Son of Man is to go just as it has been determined, but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed!” So they began to question one another as to which of them it could possibly […]
Righteousness vs. Knowledge and All The Right Answers
“But he said to them, ”How is it that they say that the Christ is David’s son? For David himself says in the book of Psalms, ’ The Lord said to my lord, “ Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet. ”’ “If David then calls him […]
Humility’s Gift of Service to the End
Luke 17:7 ¶ “Will any one of you who has a servant plowing or keeping sheep say to him when he has come in from the field, ‘Come at once and recline at table’? Luke 17:8 Will he not rather say to him, ‘Prepare supper for me, and dress properly, and serve me while I […]
Humble Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself
Luke 14:7 ¶ Now he told a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the places of honor, saying to them, Luke 14:8 “When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not sit down in a place of honor, lest someone more distinguished than you be invited […]
Questions that Demand Answers and Questions that are Humble
Luke 10:27 And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” Luke 10:28 And he said to him, “You have answered correctly; do this, and you will live.” Luke 10:29 […]
The Sinners Justified God?
This is he of whom it is written, “‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.’ I tell you, among those born of women none is greater than John. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.” (When all the people […]
Understand Your Rights And Do and Be Blessed
So when Jesus had washed their feet and put his outer clothing back on, he took his place at the table again and said to them, “Do you understand what I have done for you? You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and do so correctly, for that is what I am. If I then, your […]