“If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened. But truly God has listened; he has attended to the voice of my prayer. Blessed be God, because he has not rejected my prayer or removed his steadfast love from me! (Psalm 66:18-20 ESV). Have you ever felt as if your

“But far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world (Galatians 6:14 ESV). Paul said that the Judaizers, those who insisted that believers must adhere to the Mosaic ceremonial law and be circumcised, boasted

For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another (Galatians 5:13 ESV). Our liberty in Christ is not license to sin. Receiving His righteousness we have been set free from the external law written on stone tablets and received

Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help and rely on horses, who trust in chariots because they are many and in horsemen because they are very strong, but do not look to the Holy One of Israel or consult the Lord!” (Isaiah 31:1 ESV). From Abrahams time until that of Isaiahs, the

“Behold, I am the one who has laid as a foundation in Zion, a stone, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, of a sure foundation: ‘Whoever believes will not be in haste.’ (Isaiah 28:16 ESV). The Lord spoke through Isaiah of a precious cornerstone that He would lay in Zion (Jerusalem). This stone would have

“Hear my cry, O God, listen to my prayer; from the end of the earth I call to you when my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I (Psalm 61:1-2 ESV). David wrote this psalm, crying out to God to lead him to a place that was safe and

I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness were through the law, then Christ died for no purpose” (Galatians 2:21 ESV). Gods grace is that which saves and sustains the one trusting in Christs finished work of salvation. Grace is about Gods mercy, while working to keep the law is about our

I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning. For you have been to me a fortress and a refuge in the day of my distress. O my Strength, I will sing praises to you, for you, O God, are my fortress, the God who shows me steadfast love (Psalm 59:16 ESV). David

I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel (Galatians 1:6 ESV). The apostle Paul wrote to correct those in Galatia who had fallen prey to the false gospel of the Judaizers, who insisted that new believers had to

“Finally, brothers, rejoice. Aim for restoration, comfort one another, agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you (2 Corinthians 13:11 ESV). Pauls final instructions in his second letter to the Corinthians sought to correct the disharmony he had heard about. They were not submissive to