So often when we think of the Holy Spirit, we view Him negatively because He causes us to feel guilty and uncomfortable in our sin. While He does convict us of sin, we should not view it as harshness. In John 16, Jesus is preparing His disciples for His departure,...

The Holy Spirit accompanies us and empowers us to carry out our appointed tasks. The more we ask, the more the Holy Spirit empowers us. God allows trials, persecutions, and difficulties to remind us to ask for help. Recall that when Peter and John were persecuted, they prayed, “Now Lord,...

Paul, being well acquainted with trouble, hardship, persecution, famine, nakedness, danger, and sword brings weight to his statement that we are, in all these things, more than conquerors through him who loved us. Paul is convinced, and we are compelled to be convinced, that nothing can separate us from the...

Our job and our reason for living as God’s creation is to glorify God. We were saved so that we can praise Him. We were delivered so we could dance. David danced before the Lord and was not ashamed and neither should we be. The generations that will follow us...

In our main text today, Jude is referring to a group of angels who did not remain in their original position of authority and instead chose to abandon their proper dwelling. The exact details of their actions and rebellion are not explicitly mentioned in this verse, but the implication is...