Return to the Lord “Rend your heart and not your garments.  Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love, and he relents from sending...

Resolute “As the time approached for him to be taken up to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.” Luke 9:51 To be resolute means to be firm in purpose, determined, and unwavering. Some of...

Remember Christ’s Sacrifice—Always “For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us. Therefore let us keep the feast…” 1 Corinthians 5:7b-8a Commentator Matthew Henry once wrote, “we...

Recommend Your Faith “How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching...

Radar “Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light for my path.” Psalm 119:105 Imagine you are flying on a dark, stormy night with heavy rain, non-stop turbulence, and near zero visibility. It’s not...

“Now this is what the Lord Almighty says: “Give careful thought to your ways.” Haggai 1:5 I offer you the verse above as both an encouragement and a challenge. As with any Bible passage, we should...

Put Your Hope in God “Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God." Psalm 43:5 If you read Psalms 42 and 43...

Pursuing Purity "If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life maimed or crippled than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown...

Prone to Wander “With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments!" Psalm 119:10 I became a Christian as a young boy, but I really got serious about following the Lord during...

Priestly Responsibility “The priests are to perform my service in such a way that they do not become guilty and die for treating it with contempt. I am the Lord, who makes them holy.” Leviticus 22:9...