1 Jn. 1:9: If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness (NIV). We all make mistakes in parenting at times—we will yell at our kids, lecture or nag them, rescue them from their mistakes, punish them harshly, etc. This does not [...]

2 Thes. 2:13: But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because from the beginning God chose you to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth (NIV). We do not always know how faithful we are until we are tested. Trials [...]

2 Thes. 1:11: With this in mind, we constantly pray for you, that our God may count you worthy of his calling, and that by his power he may fulfill every good purpose of yours and every act prompted by your faith (NIV). The apostle Paul knew that faith is the key to an obedient [...]

Luke 12:42: “Who then is the faithful and sensible steward, whom his master will put in charge of his servants, to give them their rations at the proper time?” (NAS). God gave you children, and you are expected to raise them for His glory. You are a steward of God’s children and, as a steward, [...]

2 Thes. 2:10-12: They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness (NIV). What is “the lie” [...]

Jn. 12:9: The large crowd of the Jews then learned that He was there; and they came, not for Jesus’ sake only, but that they might also see Lazarus, whom He raised from the dead. (NAS). We spend a lot of time talking about and studying the Word, but we need to be diligent about [...]