Should we pray, ”Create in me a clean heart”?
”Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. (Ps. 51:10) In a previous article, we have addressed that we no longer need to…
Should we pray, ”Do not take Your Spirit from me”?
”Do not cast me away from Your presence, And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.” (Ps. 51:11) In Psalms 51, we find King David’s prayer of repentance after the…
Does God answer my prayers if I have quarreled with my spouse?
7 Husbands, likewise, dwell with them with understanding, giving honor to the wife, as to the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered. (1 Pet.…
Get to know your mother!
Through the earthly life of Jesus, we have gotten to know God in a completely new way, compared to what was possible in the Old Testament. Jesus is the perfect…
Preaching ”the whole counsel of God”
”For I have not shunned to declare to you the whole counsel of God.” (Acts. 20:27) Those who normally criticize preachers that focus on the grace of God and the New…
Worship in spirit and truth
20 Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, and you Jews say that in Jerusalem is the place where one ought to worship.”21 Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe Me, the hour is coming when you will neither on…
A new and living way
19 Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, 20 by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh, 21 and having a High Priest over the…
Hold fast to the confession of our hope
“Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.” (Heb. 10:23) The author of Hebrews encourages us to “hold fast to the confession of our hope”. What…
Accepted in the Beloved
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, 4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the…
”Seek first God’s kingdom and His righteousness…” – what does it mean?
”But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” (Matt. 6:33) The verse above is a well-known statement from Jesus that…