October ⁽⁴⁰⁾

Passage Read: James 4-5 Meditation Verses: 4:7-10 Living for my own pleasures is friendship with the world; James links these two things. The only solution is to purify my heart and mind, to stop loving the world and being its friend. Either I love the…

Passage Read: James 2-3 Meditation Verses: 2:1-5 How easy it is to fall into this trap, seeking the favor of rich men and ignoring or belittling the poor, especially when we are involved in an endeavor that depends on money. A church, a mission agency,…

Passage Read: Hebrews 13 - James 1 Meditation Verses: Hebrews 13:5-6 Keeping my life free from the love of money requires being content with what I have. If I'm not content, I will need more money. If I am content with what I have, I…

At the beginning of this chapter, the Pharisees and Sadducees couldn't (wouldn't) recognize Jesus. A short time later, Jesus asks His disciples who they think He is. Peter nails it! And with that, he's honored with position, authority and responsibility like no other. No one…

Passage Read: Hebrews 11-12 Meditation Verses: 11:13-16 Just a few verses earlier, the author mentions that Abraham, Isaac and Jacob were living in tents, like strangers, in the land promised to them. They didn't build houses or settle down as if they owned the place.