“Be happy with those who are happy and be sad with those who are sad.” – Romans 12:15 At times, we do not want to see people sad or happy. It can bother us. When people are sad, we tend to view it in a negative way. For me, I

“Jesus called them together and said, ‘The other nations have rulers. You know that those rulers love to show their power over the people, and their important leaders love to use all their authority. But it should not be that way among you. Whoever wants to become great among you

“The angel said to her, ‘Don’t be afraid, Mary; God has shown you, his grace. Listen! You will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God

“We do not enjoy being disciplined. It is painful at the time, but later, after we have learned from it, we have peace, because we start living in the right way.” – Hebrews 12:11 We have to admit that discipline is not fun. It does not feel good when we

“But you are a chosen people, royal priests, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession. You were chosen to tell about the wonderful acts of God, who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.” – 1 Peter 2:9 Whoever knows how it feels to be

“If we say we have no sin, we are fooling ourselves, and the truth is not in us. But if we confess our sins, he will forgive our sins, because we can trust God to do what is right. He will cleanse us from all the wrongs we have done.

“And you will know that God’s power is very great for us who believe. That power is the same as the great strength God used to raise Christ from the dead and put him at his right side in the heavenly world. God has put Christ over all rulers,

We are called to be holy since God chose us to be His people (Ephesians 1:4). Colossians 3:1-4 tells us the importance of being holy, “Since you were raised from the dead with Christ, aim at what is in heaven, where Christ is sitting at the right hand

Why did I get married? At times, even believers may wonder the same thing. I believe to some degree marriage is like being a Christian – if there is no adversity then are we truly standing up for what we believe in? If there is no attack against our marriage, can

“These living creatures give glory, honor, and thanks to the One who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever. Then the twenty-four elders bow down before the One who sits on the throne, and they worship him who lives forever and ever. They put their crowns down before

“You have begun to live the new life, in which you are being made new and are becoming like the One who made you. This new life brings you the true knowledge of God.” – Colossians 3:10 We are sinners. Being a sinner means that we do things like disobey

“After the Lord had said these things to Job, he said to Eliphaz the Temanite, ‘I am angry with you and your two friends, because you have not said what is right about me, as my servant Job did.’” — Job 42:7 There can be consequences if we receive the

“Let the peace that Christ gives control your thinking, because you were all called together in one body to have peace. Always be thankful.” – Colossians 3:15 When was the last time you felt peace? It is difficult to feel peace at times especially when there is no security in