1 Peter 2:9 ”But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light.” In verse 9, Peter begins with “but.” “But you are a chosen people.”…

Ephesians 3:16 ”I pray that from His glorious, unlimited resources He will empower you with inner strength through His Spirit.” In our verse today, we received an assurance through Paul’s letter to the Ephesians that we would have: inner strength, the inhabitation of Christ in our hearts, which will open up our hearts to focus and comprehend what is going on around…

Psalms 103:1 ”Let all that I am praise the Lord; with my whole heart, I will praise his holy name.” Why praise God above all and before all. Look at the verbs all connected to God in these opening verses of this Psalm – God forgives, heals, redeems, crowns, satisfies, renews, and the list continues. When we receive something, even small comforting…