Daily Grace
Jesus Opens Doors
“To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of him who is holy and who holds the key of David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open. I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can...
In the Midst of His Church
“To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands” (Revelation 2:1). The book of Revelation makes it clear that Jesus, the mighty Son of God, is nearer than...
Jesus Holds the Key to Everything
“I am the Living One; I was dead, and behold I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades” (Revelation 1:18). When the apostle John wrote the book of Revelation the world was not kind to Christians. Roman Emperor Domitian was the emperor of the...
The Beginning and the End
“ ‘I am the Alpha and the Omega,’ says the Lord God, ‘who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty’ ” (Revelation 1:8). I have often read this as “the Alpha and then the Omega.” That is not what it says and the meaning is significantly changed by reading it...
God Can Keep Us from Falling
“To him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy—to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen”...
Love Lasts Forever
“And now, dear lady, I am not writing you a new command but one we have had from the beginning. I ask that we love one another. And this is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands. As you have heard from the beginning, his command is that you walk in love” (2...
Faith in Jesus is the Key
“Who is it that overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God” (1 John 5:5). The world in which we live presents many challenges. Medical issues happen unexpectedly, financial challenges may come without warning and maybe we just face...
Perfect Love Drives out Fear
“There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. We love because he first loved us” (1 John 4:18-19). The late Columnist Ann Landers received 10,000 letters per month....
He First Loved
“This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins” (1 John 4:10). You don’t have to approve of someone’s conduct to love that person. Before we believed in Jesus our conduct certainly didn’t deserve God’s...