Without holiness, no man shall see God. So how do we become righteous and holy, knowing that in our flesh we are depraved and sinful? We receive the righteousness of God by faith in Jesus Christ. As Christians, we remember the bad that is in us, and we tend to focus on our past sins, and that is why our minds need to be renewed so that we realize that we are the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus.

God is a rescuer. Scripture demonstrates how God has always rescued and delivered His people from slavery and oppression. In Jesus Christ, God's people today are being rescued from the bondage of sin and delivered from the consequences of sin. As people who have been rescued by God, we have a message of reconciliation for the world - given to us by the God who rescues.

There are many things that fight for our attention in life, but, as Jesus said, only one thing is necessary. However long it takes, we must seek God daily until we have a relationship with Him where He is revealing Himself, and we are growing in the knowledge of Him.

God's Servant has God's Spirit and God's Spirit makes us vessels through which God achieves His redemption. 
Isaiah 61

What does it mean to be filled with the Holy Spirit? The life of Jesus is our example in all things, including how we receive power to move in the callings God has for us.

Jesus and the Pharisees studied the same scriptures and prayed to the same God- so what made them different? The answer is in the kind of Spirit that dominated them- one was ruled by the Holy Spirit and the other by a religious spirit. Do we know the difference today?

Conflict is often a necessary way to move forward in a relationship. But what sets us at odds with each other in the first place, and what is the path to peace? God's word leads us through a way to resolve conflict that glorifies Him.

Disunity among siblings leads to rivalry and hatred, and can lead to violence. If we will abandon evil speech and strife, and begin to lovingly support one another as God intended, we will have each other's hearts!

To have the heart of your child, they must KNOW that you love them unconditionally. The way forward is to identify emotional deposits and withdrawals, and to make more deposits. There is much opposition to our families, but Jesus is the conqueror!

A wife who builds her husband builds her own house.  When she spends meaningful time with her husband, encourages him, and responds to him with enthusiasm, he will give her his heart!