KCUC - Chapel Chat

Morning
“Your name shall . . . be called . . . Israel, for you have striven with God and with men, and have prevailed.”
In his manhood he strove with God. He strove with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought his favor.—No distrust made [Abraham] waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he [...]

Morning
Let us therefore strive to enter that rest.
“Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction. . . . For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.”—“The kingdom of heaven has suffered violence, and the [...]

Morning
“For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it for you on the altar to make atonement for your souls, for it is the blood that makes atonement by the life.”
“Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!”—The blood of the Lamb.—The precious blood [...]

Morning
We await a Savior.
For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave [...]

Morning
The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; he knows those who take refuge in him.
“Give thanks to the LORD of hosts, for the LORD is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!”—God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.—I will say to the LORD, “My refuge and [...]

Morning
Our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep.
The chief Shepherd.—“I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me. . . . My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of [...]

Morning
Oh, how abundant is your goodness, which you have stored up for those who fear you.
From of old no one has heard or perceived by the ear, no eye has seen a God besides you, who acts for those who wait for him.—“What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man [...]

Morning
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
The love of the Spirit.—“The Helper, the Holy Spirit.”—In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them; in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; he lifted them up [...]

Morning
“And you shall set the two stones on the shoulder pieces of the ephod, as stones of remembrance for the sons of Israel. And Aaron shall bear their names before the LORD.”
[Jesus] holds his priesthood permanently, because he continues forever. Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God [...]

Morning
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you.”
And the world is passing away along with its desires.—Surely a man goes about as a shadow! Surely for nothing they are in turmoil; man heaps up wealth and does not know who will [...]