By Nils Peter Wetterlund A child of God has their order of grace. This consists of the “Little Bible” (the Sermon on the Mount*), and is referred to as the narrow gate and the narrow way. Note that…

“Let Me care for My children and the work of My hands!” Isa. 45:11. [Norw.] There is a tremendously inclusive care in God’s love! And when we have partaken of God’s love, this care for one another…

Peter is probably one of the twelve disciples of Jesus who we know best. We read that as a young man he immediately left his nets to follow Jesus. As a disciple, he could seem to be a bit impulsive…

“I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.” John…

“And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” Phil. 4:7. The peace I think about with my understanding is only an illusion of true…

In Isaiah it is written: “He awakens My ear to hear as the learned. The Lord God has opened My ear.” God works with His disciples with a specific purpose and opens their ears so they can hear; so it…

“Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to…

In Philippians 2 it is written that Jesus “did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men.”…

In 1 Corinthians 13, Paul writes about love—the love that is greater than anything else and that sustains life and ministry in the kingdom of God. At the same time, he reminds us that, as human…

The Pharisees and the scribes were very concerned with what Jesus was doing. They reacted and protested when He allowed His disciples to eat grain, and when He healed the sick on the Sabbath. They…

When I pray, it is often: “May I be free from this suffering, from this need!” “Let this cup pass from me!” Matt. 26:39. But my prayer needs to be more clear: Jesus prayed—He even prayed before His…

The most precious sacrifices are those that are pointed out and required by the Spirit. As a human being, I don’t have the ability or sense to be able to sacrifice what is truly precious to God, but…