"For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, so that you may not do the things that you please." (Gal. 5:17 NASB) Do you ever feel like you are in the middle of a big tug of war...

"This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh." (Gal. 5:16) As you walk and live in the Spirit, you will stay responsive to and controlled by the Spirit. The result of this adventuresome walk is that you will, without a doubt,...

"Namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation." (2 Cor. 5:19 NASB) This verse is life changing if we believe it is intended for us. God is not...

"For by one offering He has perfected for all time those who are sanctified." (Heb. 10:14 NASB) Jesus presented Himself to God and offered His blood as a one-time sacrifice for all people. God accepted that offering and declared us to be restored to His good...

"For Christ did not enter a holy place made with hands, a mere copy of the true one, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us." (Heb. 9:24 NASB) When Jesus finished all His work on Earth to save us from our sins, He went into the throne...

"Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened." (Rom. 1:21) This verse shows a sad connection. People who become godless in their thinking have...

"Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ." (Eph. 5:20) This instruction, to give thanks always, comes on the heels of Paul's exhortation to be filled with the Holy Spirit. One of the signs of being filled is...

"In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you." (1 Thess. 5:18) We are instructed to give thanks to God "in" everything, not "for" everything. Not all things that happen to us are the will of God. Sickness, disease, fear,...

"Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body; and be thankful." (Col. 3:15 NASB) Let Christ's peace control you because God has called you into His peace by bringing you into His body. So be thankful. Jesus does so much...

"And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling savour. " (Eph. 5:2) To walk in love means to conduct yourself as Jesus would and willingly sacrifice your plans and options as He...

"We have come to know and have believed the love, which God has for us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him." (1 John 4:16 NASB) Love is of the heart. We respond to it and we make choice for it in our hearts. It is...

"For the love of Christ constraineth us, because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead." (2 Cor. 5:14) What does this mean? "Constraineth" means to control, to hold together, or to arrest like a prisoner. A prisoner has lost his rights to do...