1 Peter 2:9 (NKJV) 9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; Let’s remember today that Jesus didn’t come to give us salvation alone, but He rescued us … Read more
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (NKJV) 19 Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? 20 For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are … Read more
Genesis 4:7 (NKJV) 7 If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is for you, but you should rule over it.” Sin would love to rule us all. And it can if we let it. If we yield to … Read more
Isaiah 40:29 (NKJV) 29 He gives power to the weak, And to those who have no might He increases strength. It is usually easy to spot the weaknesses of others just by watching them, or hearing them speak at times. Doing this, it doesn’t usually take long to see where others may be weak. But … Read more
Psalm 19:12-13 (NLT) 12 How can I know all the sins lurking in my heart? Cleanse me from these hidden faults. 13 Keep your servant from deliberate sins! Don’t let them control me. Then I will be free of guilt and innocent of great sin. As David contemplated his relationship with God, he addressed his … Read more
2 Corinthians 5:17 (NKJV) 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. Many of us may have heard Christians state that they are just a sinner saved by grace. Most times this is referring to the fact that we occasionally … Read more
1 Corinthians 6:9-11 (NKJV) 9 Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, 10 nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And such were some … Read more
Romans 6:1-2 (NKJV) 1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? 2 Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it? When a person becomes a believer, a follower of Christ, they are given new life. They are made a new creation in … Read more
James 4:7-8 (NKJV) 7 Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. I recently watched a short video of a woman who was talking about people who struggle for long periods of time with specific sins. In her video, she compared this with crucifixions. Her analogy described the long, torturous … Read more
1 John 3:6 (NKJV) 6 Whoever abides in Him does not sin. Whoever sins has neither seen Him nor known Him. A few years ago, we received an email from someone who had read one of our daily devotionals. That devotional had covered the topic of sin and the believer, and they had written back … Read more
Romans 7:20 (NKJV) 20 Now if I do what I will not to do, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me. We all wrestle with making the right choices. It’s part of human nature. The Bible calls it “the sin nature” or “the sinful nature”, depending on which … Read more