Life Lessons

It is interesting to note that in today’s Daily Verse, the weapons of spiritual warfare are mentioned in direct relation to LIGHT. Faith and Love are specifically mentioned as being spiritual protective “armor” for our heart.  Also, the…

Over the past two weeks we have been taking a look at Jesus’s teachings in the Sermon on the Mount  (Matthew, chapters 5-7).  As has been stated before, Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount was radical for those who…

The Pink Himalayan salt, pictured in today’s background photo, requires a salt-grinder in order to be an effective seasoning.As Christians, God has called us to be “salt” … and to “season” our world for Him.  Oftentimes, this results in…

Today’s background photo is Rock Salt … perched on a pile of rocks.Throughout ancient times, if someone wanted to ruin their enemy, one of the most effective ways of ruining someone else was to destroy their land by…

The salt pictured in today's background photo was a gift from a friend … smoked, seasoned salt  (personally created in his Traeger smoker).We all are a bit like these smoked, seasoned salts.   We all go through “fiery trials”…

Jesus’s teaching of “You are the salt of the earth” was recorded in three of the four gospels (Matthew, Mark, & Luke), and in each instance, Jesus’s teaching emphasizes the fact that if the salt is no longer…

Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount (Matthew, chapters 5-7) was radical for those who first heard it, because in this sermon Jesus was bringing to an end the centuries-old, well-established way of living according to the Law, and ushering…

Our background photo features a bee ... reminding us that just as bees are vital for fruit and crops to be produced, so also the Holy Spirit is vital for Kingdom Fruit to be produced in our lives.…

It is not possible to have crops or food without the work of bees; so also, in the same way, it is not possible to bear Kingdom Fruit without the work of the Holy Spirit. Today’s verse states…

Without the work of bees and pollinators, we would have no fruit or vegetables to eat.  So also, in much the same way, without the work of the Holy Spirit, the fruit of Kingdom Living cannot be produced…