Ephesians 4: 30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. There is continuity in Paul’s teaching to the Ephesians. He begins at a basic place; redemption. Paul tells us to put on the new self that was won for us through Christ’s victory. […]
Psalm 30: 1, 5 God’s Word Verses 7 – 8, 10 – 11 Passion Translation I will honor you highly, O Lord, because you have pulled me out of the pit. Weeping may last for the night, but there is a song of joy in the morning. I […]
Isaiah 61: 3 NIV . . . a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair.Recently I listened to a CD titled Revival in Belfast by Robin Mark. The first track on the album is Garments of Praise. The lyric says, “Put on the garments of praise for the spirit of heaviness”. I have […]
Job 26: 2 How have you helped him who is without power? How have you saved the arm that has no strength? “These are the times that try men’s souls” (Thomas Paine, The American Crisis, 1776). Undoubtedly those revolutionary times challenged the would-be Americans down to their souls. Truly, though most of us live in much […]
