C. S. Lewis has written, We may ignore, but we can nowhere evade, the presence of God. The world is crowded with him. He walks everywhere incognito. And the incognito is not always easy to penetrate. The real labor is to remember to attend. In
Jesus challenges our culture today as much as he did in the first century. This passage teaches us that God honours the humble, and humbles the proud. Our view of God’s kingdom affects the way we view people. Jesus challenged the Pharisees of his day,
In Titus 2:11–15, Paul highlights the grace of God in salvation. God’s grace converts unbelievers and enables believers to live righteously. These verses highlight God’s grace as a past action (v. 11), a present action (v. 12) and a future action (vv. 13–14). For the
In the psalmist’s petition to experience God’s love, we find the true context for our prayers. And within this context we find the commitment of the Christian—as a result of this context. Only the experience of God’s love will lead to a true commitment to
