Weekly Wisdom

Jesus summarizes 1,500 years of Scripture in just one sentence: “Do to others what you would have them do to you.”

Jesus told his followers they would do even greater things than he did. Imagine how inspiring that would have been.

Jesus said that he gives not as the world gives—with an eye to a result or a product—but for love, for comfort in the middle of life’s struggles and failures.

When you put your faith in Jesus and trust him by living according to his Word, you will find yourself filled with a never-dying hope.

In John 15, Jesus teaches that our lives have weak batteries, and if we don’t stay plugged into him then we’re not going to produce the fruit we’re created for.

William Wilberforce, a great abolitionist and leader, wrote a passionate letter to his fifteen-year-old daughter to share the wisdom he had learned through his many years of fighting for the anti-slavery movement in Britain.

We all carry baggage. Bad things happen to us and we feel shame; the baggage gets heavier. We lie about something; it gets bulkier. Our selfish reaction hurts someone we love; it’s like we added a bag of cement to our shoulders.

Two things are certain in life—besides death and taxes. One, you will have trouble in this world. Two, Jesus Christ has overcome the world. It’s the combination of these two realities that led Christ to encourage us with an exhortation: Take heart!

A couple years ago an NFL MVP quarterback performed a little action that said a lot. The room was filled with powerful and influential people, but in the corner was a teenager sitting by himself.

What is an hour? Would you say it’s sixty minutes? Maybe you’d say 3,600 seconds? It can be more than that, though. An hour is just enough time to grab lunch with an old friend. An hour is more than enough time to go for a bike ride around the neighborhood with your family.

Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted, both in this life and the life to come.