by Grace Grenade | Apr 21, 2022 | Daily Grace
“Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. Do everything in love” (1 Corinthians 16:13-14). It would be hard to find a better description of a healthy believer than this one. “Be on your guard” is an expression in Greek culture that referred... 
by Grace Grenade | Apr 20, 2022 | Daily Grace
“But the one who prophesies speaks to people for their strengthening, encouraging and comfort” (1 Corinthians 14:3). I once received an anonymous note that read, “O foolish Wally. Who has bewitched you? You began in the Spirit; are you now trying to be perfect in your... 
by Grace Grenade | Apr 19, 2022 | Daily Grace
“But I will stay on at Ephesus until Pentecost, because a great door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many who oppose me” (1 Corinthians 16:8-9). Paul stayed at Ephesus for about two and a half years. His ministry there did prove to be “a great door... 
by Grace Grenade | Apr 18, 2022 | Daily Grace
“The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law” (1 Corinthians 15:56). There are some Scriptures that are specific benchmarks of our Christian lives. This is one of them for me. It is so tempting to reach back to the Law as a way of life, even though we... 
by Grace Grenade | Apr 17, 2022 | Daily Grace
“Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, ‘They have taken... 
by Grace Grenade | Apr 16, 2022 | Daily Grace
“Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut out of the rock. He rolled a big stone in front of the entrance to the tomb and went away” (Matthew 27:59-60). We focus, and rightly so, on Good Friday and...