Magnify the Lord

[igp-embed url=”https://instagram.com/p/9I1SKdrEHY/embed/” width=”600″ height=”700″] What was at first a strength became a weakness for Asa, and his failure led him into a downward spiral that ended in bitterness and tragedy. It was all from trusting man instead of God, despite the fact that he displayed remarkable faith when he was younger. We can never become…

[igp-embed url=”https://instagram.com/p/9GQLI-rEL2/embed/” width=”600″ height=”700″] Jesus gave the best demonstration of love possible. And John’s account is structured specifically to highlight the outworking of Jesus’s love. He loved the disciples (even the one who would immediately betray him, v. 2-3), so He immediately demonstrated it by serving. We belie ourselves if we claim love for God…

[igp-embed url=”https://instagram.com/p/9A7yTZLEOy/embed/” width=”600″ height=”700″] These are such sad verses. I can’t be sure, but it seems that these verses are referring to believers (like Joseph of Arimathea, cf. 19:38). These would be people who knew and understood the truth, yet didn’t value eternity enough to prefer God’s praise/future blessing over man’s. They were living useless…