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Abstaining from sexual immorality is the counsel of the apostolic fathers

Daily Verse “that you abstain from things offered to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. Farewell.” Devotion The early church dealt severely with the issues of sexual sin (1 Cor 5:1-5). Paul commanded that this sin be purged from the church […]

You only don the cloak of true servanthood when you serve the interests of others

Daily Verse “For neither at any time did we use flattering words, as you know, nor a cloak for covetousness—God is witness. Nor did we seek glory from men, either from you or from others, when we might have made demands as apostles of Christ.” – 1 THESSALONIANS 2:5-6 Devotion The seal of true apostleship […]

Bearing grudges and taking revenge brings God great displeasure

Daily Verse “You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the LORD.” – LEVITICUS 19:18 Devotion Yes, “vengeance is sweet” but vengeance is a forbidden fruit you should not eat. God knows that vengeance is a treacherous path […]

The tree of faithful obedience grow out of the root of the fear of the Lord

Daily Verse “Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one’s slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness? But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of […]