I will love You, O LORD, my strength. The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; So shall I be saved…

But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge — 2 Peter 1:5 In the Matter of Drudgery You have inherited the Divine nature, says Peter (v.4), now screw your attention down and form habits, give diligence, concentrate. “Add” means all that character means. No man is…

1 Corinthians 6:12 “All things are lawful for me, but all things are not helpful. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.” We as believers in Jesus truly are the freest people on the planet. Paul here, speaking to this struggling church in Corinth is…

Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days. – Eccl 11:1 We must not expect to see an immediate reward for all the good we do; nor must we always confine our efforts to places and persons which seem likely to yield us a recompense for our labors. The…

“Your glorying is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump.” Last week in Chapter 5 of Corinthian’s Paul the apostle wrote of a real problem in the church there at Corinth. As we discussed, this problem was not exclusive to simply the church in Corinth but is a…