Seeing the Multitudes When He saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain, and after He sat down, His disciples came to Him.Then He began to teach them, saying. . . —Matthew 5:1–2 Christ sees people far differently than we do. Throughout the Gospels we see a pattern in the way JesusRead More …

Bearing One Another’s Burdens Carry one another’s burdens; in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.—Galatians 6:2 When God places people in your life who are in need, He is aware of what they lack, and He knows He has given you the resources to meet those needs.Read More …

Pride Brings You Down A person’s pride will humble him,but a humble spirit will gain honor.—Proverbs 29:23 Pride is the great enemy of the Christian. Pride is an overly high opinion of yourself. It motivates you to do things that you know are not Christlike, and it hinders you fromRead More …

Blameless There was a man in the country of Uz named Job. He was a man of perfect integrity, who feared God and turned away from evil.—Job 1:1 There is a tremendous sense of freedom in living a blameless life. Job was blameless. Neither Satan nor any person could accuseRead More …

Furthering the Gospel Now I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has actually resulted in the advancement of the gospel. . . —Philippians 1:12 There are two ways to look at every situation: How it will affect you, and how it will affect God’s kingdom. The apostle PaulRead More …

Be Merciful! “‘Shouldn’t you also have had mercy on your fellow slave, as I had mercy on you?’”—Matthew 18:33 Mercy is a gift. It is undeserved. Punishment and consequences are sin’s just reward, but the merciful person does not demand justice for the guilty person. If it were not forRead More …

Kingdom Greatness For who is greater, the one at the table or the one serving? Isn’t it the one at the table? But I am among you as the One who serves.—Luke 22:27 The measure of greatness in the kingdom of God differs vastly from that of the world. OurRead More …

Spiritual Markers The Israelites did just as Joshua had commanded them. The 12 men took stones from the middle of the Jordan, one for each of the Israelite tribes, just as the Lord had told Joshua. They carried them to the camp and set them down there.—Joshua 4:8 Spiritual memoryRead More …

Spiritual Famine Hear this! The days are coming— [this is] the declaration of the Lord God— when I will send a famine through the land: not a famine of bread or a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord.—Amos 8:11 One way God communicates is throughRead More …

When God Says No And he killed James, John’s brother, with the sword. When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter too, during the days of Unleavened Bread.—Acts 12:2–3a Can you accept God’s will when His answer is no? If you are praying in God’sRead More …