In today’s Bible reading, John the Baptizer arrives on the scene, calling everyone to repent of their sins and produce works consistent with their repentance. (Matthew 3:8). Note the order: Repent –> Works. Nowhere in the Bible is anyone called to an order of Works –> Repent. John warns his hearers that God is already…
If you’ve been around church for any length of time, you’re probably at least a little familiar with Matthew 2, today’s Bible reading. Normally when we think of the Christmas story, we think of the shepherds and the three Wise Men who bring their gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh to Jesus in the stable….
We begin to read through Matthew’s Gospel in today’s Bible reading. I like how Matthew begins his gospel grounding Jesus in his lineage. Jesus doesn’t just drop out of the sky. He doesn’t just appear on the scene. He was born just like every other human being has been born. Matthew doesn’t gloss over some…
Today’s Bible reading from James 5 includes a verse that people frequently read incompletely. When someone quotes James 5:16, they are referencing the second half of the verse regarding the power of prayers from righteous people. Again, read the context. In the first half of the verse, James links the prayers of righteous people with…
If you watch movies or TV shows about exorcism or hear people talk about their thoughts regarding spiritual warfare, you might think that there’s always a loud, violent battle and you never know who the winner is going to be. However, in today’s Bible reading in James 4, spiritual warfare sounds pretty simple. Straight-forward. And…
Today’s Bible reading is James 3. Like I said a few days ago, James is one of the most applicable books in the Bible. And this chapter is one of those that — if you let it — will “get all up on your business”, showing you that you aren’t all that you think you…
