by JBaker | Jul 31, 2013 | Daily Inspiration
Christ’s words are clear: we are to love God first, and then secondly, we are to love others as we love ourselves (Matthew 22:37-40). These two commands are seldom easy, and because we are earthlings, we often fall short. But God’s Word commands us to try and really...
by JBaker | Jul 30, 2013 | Daily Inspiration
Proverbs 19:19 (MSG) Let angry people endure the backlash of their own anger; if you try to make it better, you’ll only make it worse. From experience, we know that it is easy to criticize others. And we know that it is usually far easier to find faults than to find...
by JBaker | Jul 29, 2013 | Daily Inspiration
Ephesians 5:21 (NIV) Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. In the very same sentence in which Paul has just admonished us to be filled with the Spirit (v.18), he then gives the striking command to submit to each other in the fear of God. If one person...
by JBaker | Jul 26, 2013 | Daily Inspiration
Romans 8:1(NKJV) There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus,[a] who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. We have all made mistakes. Sometimes, we are overtaken by events that encourage us to behave in ways that...
by JBaker | Jul 25, 2013 | Daily Inspiration
Psalm 106:1 (NKJV) Praise the Lord! Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. Sometimes, in our haste to get things done, we simply don’t stop long enough to thank the Lord for the countless blessings He has bestowed upon us. After...