by MJR | May 22, 2020 | Relationships
Read: Romans 15:1-3 We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves. Each of us should please our neighbors for their good, to build them up. For even Christ did not please himself but, as it is written: “The insults of those...
by MJR | May 21, 2020 | Relationships
Read: Philippians 4:4-5 Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again—rejoice! Let everyone see that you are considerate in all you do. Remember, the Lord is coming soon. Reflect: You may have heard the news earlier this week that Ravi Zacharias, a Christian...
by MJR | May 20, 2020 | Relationships
Read: Romans 14: 13-16 Therefore let us not pass judgment on one another any longer, but rather decide never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother. I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself, but it is unclean...
by MJR | May 19, 2020 | Relationships
Read: Romans 14:1-4 Accept the one whose faith is weak, without quarreling over disputable matters. One person’s faith allows them to eat anything, but another, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables. The one who eats everything must not treat with contempt the one...
by MJR | Feb 14, 2020 | Relationships
Read: Ephesians 5:25-30 Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot...
by MJR | Feb 13, 2020 | Relationships
Read: Hebrews 10:25 (NLT) And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near. Reflect: While being alone for a time is often helpful, forced solitary confinement serves...