By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvelous glory and excellence. 2 Peter 1:3 (NLT) Today’s verse completely changed how I look at Jesus and His Word. Rather than praying Old Testament prayers of begging and pleading, this verse says that we’ve already been given all we need to live a godly life. Now the word “life” used in today’s verse is the word “zoe” in the original Greek. It isn’t referring to your natural life; it means the divine, eternal life that God can give. God is saying He’s already provided us with …

The light makes everything visible. This is why it is said, “Awake, O sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will give you light.” Ephesians 5:14 (NLT) If you’ve accepted Christ as your saviour, Heaven is your home for eternity. But I want you to wake up to the fact that you don’t have to wait to get there to enjoy beauty, joy, passion, and a truly adventurous, exciting life. You can have it now. As believers, we’re Heaven-bound, but we don’t have to live a hell-like existence until we get there! Sometimes we seem to fall asleep at the wheel of life, but today’s verse is saying, wake up! Let me show you the way to life! After all, Jesus didn’t teach us to …

By this we know [and have come to understand the depth and essence of His precious] love: that He [willingly] laid down His life for us [because He loved us.] 1 John 3:16 (AMP) A pastor in South Korea once shared a story of a single mom with a baby who set out to escape from a horrible regime. As she crossed the border, she was caught in a snowstorm. The following morning, they found her naked and frozen to death. She had removed all her clothes and wrapped them around the baby. Then, tucking the baby in close to her stomach, she curled into the fetal position, and gave up the last of her warmth to keep her baby alive. Imagine being that child, …

And this is the secret: Christ lives in you. Colossians 1:27 (NLT) Years ago, I watched a movie with my kids about a country searching for the heir to their throne. Through DNA analysis, they discovered that an unsuspecting college student was the next in line to be queen. She went from struggling just to make ends meet to being royalty! Discovering the truth about her identity changed her life completely. Many of us as believers struggle through life the same way, unaware of the truth about our identity in Christ and how incredible life can be with God’s spirit inside of us. We often live far below our potential, yet Christ didn’t die for us to live in defeat. First Peter 2:9 says we’re …

“The time promised by God has come at last!” he announced. “The Kingdom of God is near! Repent of your sins and believe the Good News!”  Mark 1:15 (NLT) Many of us think that repenting involves brokenness and tears as we sob on the floor. But the word repent simply means to change your mind and change your direction. With that in mind, it’s likely that we need to have a repentant attitude all the time regarding one area of life or another! When it comes to change, the book of Proverbs gives us three distinct steps: knowledge, understanding and wisdom. Now, I can’t tell how much knowledge or understanding you have, but I can tell how much wisdom you have. How? Because wisdom is …