Therefore, holy brothers, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess. Hebrews 3:1 NIV The girl was in love. She was just a teenager, but that boy was all she wanted. But unfortunately, they broke up. She was devastated. She tried to get... Continue Reading →
Suffered to Help
Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted. Hebrews 2:18 NIV The basketball fans sat in their seats at an NBA game. They were true fans who went to the games even when their team was not doing the best. They also enjoy the... Continue Reading →
Fear of Death
and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death. Hebrews 2:15 NIV The eight-year-old boy slid down off the horse. He could see the house across the freshly plowed field, but his parents were nowhere in sight. To continue his ride, he needed to cross a patch... Continue Reading →
Perfect Through Suffering
In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything exists, should make the author of their salvation perfect through suffering. Hebrews 2:10 NIV Grow up, go to school, get a job, find someone and get married and then start a little family. It sounded so simple... Continue Reading →
Grace With Spirit
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Philemon 1:25 NIV In his hand, a young man held a plane ticket. He was only nineteen years old. The ticket was valid for a year and the only flight date that was marked was that day. He could use it to circumnavigate... Continue Reading →
Refreshed in Christ
I do wish, brother, that I may have some benefit from you in the Lord; refresh my heart in Christ. Philemon 1:20 NIV The hot African sun beat down on them as a small group of children and their fathers walked through the forest. But that Saturday, they had not taken any water. Their... Continue Reading →
Hope of Eternal Life
a faith and knowledge resting on the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time, Titus 1:2 NIV While away studying at university, a man´s mother was killed in a car accident. He left his studies for a year and went home to help his father... Continue Reading →
The Lord at our Side
But the Lord stood at my side and gave me strength, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. And I was delivered from the lion's mouth. 2nd Timothy 4:17 NIV The small group of friends walked under the large spreading trees in the African... Continue Reading →
Live Or Die
Here is a trustworthy saying: If we died with him, we will also live with him; 2nd Timothy 2:11 NIV A group of seasoned river guides got together to run a wild river in the mountains of California. The section they chose was classed as the highest danger level while still being runnable. It... Continue Reading →
Know Whom
That is why I am suffering as I am. Yet I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him for that day. 2nd Timothy 1:12 NIV Times were tough. It was a recession. Businesses were folding. A... Continue Reading →
