Even though I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man, I was shown mercy because I acted in ignorance and unbelief. 1st Timothy 1:13 NIV In Venice Italy, you can stand on a stone bridge over the Rio di Palazzo canal and take pictures of the famous Bridge of Sighs. ... Continue Reading →
Law Is Good If
We know that the law is good if one uses it properly. 1st Timothy 1:8 NIV The family had a rule. Their day of worship was sacred. They could not skip it, or push it off. They would stop everything they normally did during the week to make that day special. In the morning... Continue Reading →
Do What Is Right
And as for you, brothers, never tire of doing what is right. 2nd Thessalonians 3:13 NIV In a department store one day, a mother left her children looking around in the toy section. One of the boys found a figure that he especially liked. He wanted to show it to his mom. But when... Continue Reading →
Direct Us
May the Lord direct your hearts into God's love and Christ's perseverance. 2nd Thessalonians 3:5 NIV A delegation of American athletes was visiting a certain city in China one morning. The city center had wide streets and tall buildings. The athletes were buying souvenirs and marveling over the curiosities of the different culture. There... Continue Reading →
The Lord Will Strengthen
But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen and protect you from the evil one. 2nd Thessalonians 3:3 NIV The sea was a sheet of glass. They were disheartened. There had not been the slightest breath of a breeze and the two men could not force themselves to pick up the oars. It... Continue Reading →
God Chose You
But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because from the beginning God chose you to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth. 2nd Thessalonians 2:13 NIV In a seaside town somewhere in Venezuela a man met a couple who... Continue Reading →
Love the Truth
and in every sort of evil that deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. 2nd Thessalonians 2:10 NIV Doing a small remodeling job, two men went down to the large hardware store to get a window. When they got there, they found the... Continue Reading →
Alarmed
Don't let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. 2nd Thessalonians 2:3 NIV Three friends sat on the peak of a mountain of sand somewhere in the desert of Nevada. The sun had... Continue Reading →
Marveled
on the day he comes to be glorified in his holy people and to be marveled at among all those who have believed. This includes you, because you believed our testimony to you. 2nd Thessalonians 1:10 NIV They could see a cloud of mist over the trees in the forest. It was hot and... Continue Reading →
Shut Out
They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lord and from the majesty of his power 2nd Thessalonians 1:9 NIV One night some reckless boys went over into a Mexican border town to check out the nightlife. But they did not keep track of the time. When... Continue Reading →
