Passion for Praise

Know What Time It Is!

Note from JesusDear Follower, Wake up. It’s nearly dawn. Put on your clothes. It’s time for living in the daylight. Paul chose powerful images for …

My Disciples Are Good Citizens

Note from JesusDear Beloved, You are reading from a letter the apostle Paul wrote to believers in Rome. They lived in the seat of the …

What Love Looks Like!

Note from JesusDear Disciple, In the first part of Paul’s letter to the Roman believers, he gave his great explanation of how all people have …

Be a Living and Holy Sacrifice

Note from JesusDear Beloved, Paul spent the first two-thirds of his letter to the Roman Christians explaining the principle of salvation by grace through faith …

So All Can Be Saved!

Note from JesusDear Disciple, You are saved by grace. You received that grace through faith. There is no room for boasting about being saved. Neither …

All Who Call on My Name

Note from JesusDear Follower, Paul was My apostle with a special commission to the Gentiles, but he deeply loved and was deeply concerned about his …

Receiving God’s Promises Through Faith

Note from JesusDear Child of Grace, Many people in your fallen world accept or reject others based on race. They exclude those who are not …

Blessed Assurance!

Note from JesusDear Child of the Father, All creation waits on tiptoe for the day I return and bring you home to the Father. On …

Animated by the Spirit

Note from JesusDear Precious One, Live animated by the power of the Father’s “indwelling presence,” the Holy Spirit within you! Your flesh — “your fallen, …

Miserable or Relieved?

Note from JesusDear Faithful Follower, Today’s verses are different selections from chapter 7 of Paul’s letter to Christians in Rome. In previous parts of the …

United with Me!

Note from JesusDear Disciple, You have received grace. I died for you when you were “far from God… powerless… weak… wasting [y]our lives in sin” …

Lovingly Paid

Note from JesusDear Beloved, Today’s verses are full of deeply significant words, but they are not hard to understand. Read them and let them fall …

Credited as Righteousness

Note from JesusDear Disciple, The promise of today’s verses focuses on your answer to one question: Do you believe? Do you believe that I AM …

The Only Way for All

Note from JesusDear Believer, No one can rightfully boast about being more righteous than others. No one can rightfully claim to be righteous because of …

Everyone Needs Grace!

Note from JesusDear Disciple, Unfortunately, much of the world has repeatedly given up honoring the Creator. Most in the world have chased after worthless and …

The Destructive Path

Note from JesusDear Beloved, What you find in the verses below from the early part of Romans will appear to be a collection of harsh …

Paul’s Reasons for the Road

Note from JesusDear Beloved Disciple, Paul had many reasons to be on the road. He traveled extensively all over the regions bordering the northern and …

Closing Words, Closing Grace

Note from JesusDear Committed Follower, As Paul came to the end of his very challenging letter to the Corinthians, the letter you call 2 Corinthians, …

Beyond ‘a Rock and a Hard Place’

Note from JesusDear Disciple, Nearly every one of My leaders through the ages has been stuck between a rock and a hard place. I’m talking …

Grow in this Gracious Gift of Giving

Note from JesusDear Child of the Father, You are never more like the Father than when you generously give to bless others, especially others in …

A Whole New Creation

Note from JesusDear Beloved, What controls you? I don’t want you mastered by any substance, destructive habit, or sin — whether public or secret. You …

Decaying into Glory

Note from JesusDear Disciple, Paul’s words in your verses today are as beautiful as they are powerful. They can help you deal with an inescapable …

Treasure in Fragile Clay Pots

Note from JesusDear Precious Follower, In Paul’s day, the Greek language had two words for two different types of pots. One was called an amphiphora …

Transformed!

Note from JesusDear Disciple, How does one of My ministers prove his or her legitimacy, worth, and right to serve and lead? Paul will return …

Aroma

Note from JesusDear Disciple, As Paul gets ready to talk about the new covenant of the Spirit in 2 Corinthians chapter 3, he pauses long …