Thoughts

A mark of spiritual maturity is a willingness to sacrifice personal comfort in order to strengthen other believers...

That the world is a danger for believers, which can have a lasting negative influence on our lives, is made particularly clear by the example of Abraham...

We are all in danger of making our lives as pleasant as possible in the world where the Son of God became poor and had no place to lay His head...

People strive to maintain control themselves rather than hand it over it to God. How does this look like in your life?...

Sin causes us to be self-centered, shifting our hearts from God to self. The essence of salvation is an about-face from self- centeredness to God-centeredness...

He had no rights: No right to a soft bed, and a well-laid table; no right to a home of His own, a place where His own pleasure might be sought...

Let all be exhorted earnestly to seek much of an humble spirit, and to endeavor to be humble in all their behavior toward God and men...

Although Christ knew that He would be crucified facing incredible sufferings from the hands of men and finally also from the hands of God, He thought more of the needs of His disciples than of the things concerning Himself...

It is striking to see that Christ never used His power for His personal benefit...

To esteem others better than self is unnatural; fallen human nature rebels at such a blow to its ego...