"For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God." Ephesians 2:8 It is impossible for minds controlled by our sinful fallen nature to please God and obey Him (Romans 8:7-8). People who are not in Christ are in the flesh, so they lack the ability to do the Lord's will. Since His will for us is that we trust in His promis...

JOHN 15: 7 "If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatsoever ye will, and it shall be done unto you". Jesus' repeated use of the word abide ensures that His disciples, and believers throughout the ages get the message of the importance of remaining in continuous fellowship and communion with Him, recognising that without Him we can do nothing; it is all...

This morning's devotional comes from The Book of Genesis GOD'S WILL BE DONE "The Lord said to her, two nations are in your womb; And two peoples will be separated from your body; And one people shall be stronger than the other; And the older shall serve the younger." Genesis 25:23 In the patriarchal age, the custom was that the eldest son would receive favour over the ...

DISTANCE BETWEEN US AND CHRIST "But Peter was following Him at a distance as far as the courtyard of the high priest, and entered in, and sat down with the officers to see the outcome" Matthew (26:58) Just moments before Jesus was arrested to stand trial before the Jewish Sanhedrin council, Christ in His omniscience told Peter "You will deny me three times" (v.34). A...

"And looking at them Jesus said to them, "With people this is impossible but with God all things are possible"" - Matthew 19:26 (NASB) This is a clear reminder to us that we cannot earn our way to salvation. Christ uses the term "impossible" to emphasize this point when he was asked the questions by His disciples "Then who can be saved?" Jesus had just given them a...

"Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven" Matthew 18:3 (NASB) In the verse prior to this text, the disciples approached Jesus with the question about greatness. We can see from their question it shows their pride. Their idea of greatness seemed to be on the basis of leadership and knowledge. J...

"Therefore if you are presenting your offering at the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your offering there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and present your offering." - Matthew 5:23-24 (NASB) Jesus here highlights the importance of anger, in the few verses before he compares it t...

John 15:9-10 "Just as the Father has loved Me, I have also loved you; abide in My love. [10] "If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love; just as I have kept My Father's commandments and abide in His love." Jesus continues His discourse on the vital relationship between the branch and the Vine in order that the branch may produce fruit. He has not taken u...

"Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me." - John 15:4 (NASB) Jesus is preparing his disciples for his departure from this world. He finished the Last Supper with His disciples and was most likely leaving the upper room and heading down to the Kidron Valley on His wa...