Christian character is the characteristics of a Christian striving to follow Christ’s example.
LUKE 4:22a – And all spoke well of him and marveled at the gracious words that were coming from his mouth.” THEME OF THE DAY. SPEAKING GRACIOUS WORDS. Before we move into today’s nugget that is based on the type and quality of Jesus’ speech, we need to qualify something about the speech of a Christian. No Christian should ever have a…
PSALM 147:4 – He determines the number of the stars; he gives to all of them their names.” THEME OF THE DAY. GOD AND NAMES. We owned a dog named Jake. He was a good dog, and recently Jake died. He is missed but we have fond memories. My dog was a very reliable alarm clock. Every morning, yes, every morning,…
2 CORINTHIANS 11:3 – But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.” THEME OF THE DAY. KEEP IT SIMPLE. I often wonder if I make the Christian life more complex than God intended. I didn’t say “I often wonder if I make…
2 KINGS 19:14-19 – Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers and read it; and Hezekiah went up to the house of the LORD and spread it before the LORD. And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD and said: “O LORD, the God of Israel, enthroned above the cherubim, you are the God, you alone, of all the kingdoms of…
2 KINGS 12:1-2 – In the seventh year of Jehu, Jehoash began to reign, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zibiah of Beersheba. And Jehoash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all his days, because Jehoiada the priest instructed him.” THEME OF THE DAY. RIGHT IN THE EYES OF THE LORD. Today’s…
JOHN 6:35 – Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.” THEME OF THE DAY. THE SATISFACTION OF CHRIST. God created us with the capacity, even necessity, to hunger and thirst. And neither is the result of the fall of our first parents, Adam…