today - glory in the beauty of your savior Jesus! he alone is our savior - who gave it all - so you and i could have it all in God. as you read - worship, confess, listen, cry out, let the vision of who he is grow brighter, more glorious! come Lord!  who has believed...

for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. [romans 3:23]   ch a simple verse. but, through just a few simple words, romans 3:23 coveys so much brokenness, hurt, and depravity.   take a second to consider the sheer volume of sin that has ever...

but now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the law and the prophets bear witness to it— the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. for there is no distinction: [romans 3:21-22]   around 500...

but now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the law and the prophets bear witness to it—[romans 3:21]   what paul states here is a game-changer, it is paradigm shifting, it is earth-shattering truth, and it can’t be...

their feet are swift to shed blood; in their paths are ruin and misery, [romans 3:15-16]   those who seek their own purpose and their own pleasure, who live in rebellion to the Creator, and who live under the gloomy chains of imprisonment to their own sin, will...

“their throat is an open grave; they use their tongues to deceive.” “the venom of asps is under their lips.”  “their mouth is full of curses and bitterness.”  [romans 3:13-14]   God’s word has much to say about the tongue. james calls it a boastful world of...

no one understands; no one seeks for God. all have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one. [romans 3:11-12]   there are many ways people come to the Lord. for some it’s a radical transformation, for others it’s a slow...

as it is written: “none is righteous, no, not one; [romans 3:10]   there is an overwhelming truth of WHO we are without the redeeming work of Jesus.   please let your heart soak in this truth. do not speed read through this scripture. ask the Spirit to let...

what then? are we jews any better off? no, not at all. for we have already charged that all, both jews and greeks, are under sin. [romans 3:9)   under sin   "under sin" - means to be under the complete control and power of sin. the word here given by the...

i, i am he who comforts you; who are you that you are afraid of man who dies, of the son of man who is made like grass, [isaiah 51:12]   as i write this i am sitting in the hospital with my wife as we await the birth of our new little girl. as we are filled with...