“For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.” 2 Peter 1:8 Faith goes beyond believing in Jesus and accepting Him as our Savior. Just knowing Him isn’t the extent of our faith. Knowledge is of…
“Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.” 2 Timothy 2:3 Sometimes it’s hard to keep going and enduring until we see the fruit of our labors. We get hot, tired and more tired as the heat, weeds, and needs keep coming or storms and struggles threaten. We can get worn out…
“Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:” Hebrews 12:28 It’s hard to show hospitality without showing some form of reverence or respect for guests. Few people feel welcomed in a place where they are treated irreverently or with…
“That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;” Colossians 1:10 It’s easy for me to say, “I love school time.” I don’t have children to get ready for school and am not attending myself. However, let me clarify my…
“And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience, and to patience godliness; And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.” II Peter 1:5-7a Charity is one of the last attributes we are instructed to diligently add to our…