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• You’ll be stronger, not weaker

  By ICB Staff on February 27, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “Therefore, I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.” 2 Corinthians 12:10 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: What does Paul mean in… Read More ›

• Speed bumps, detours, and hurdles

  By ICB Staff on February 26, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.” 1 Corinthians 9:24 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: I have a race to run. God has… Read More ›

• Guaranteed: You’re one of God’s chosen

  By ICB Staff on February 25, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “Moreover, whom He did predestinate, them He also called: and whom He called, them He also justified: and whom He justified, them He also glorified.” Romans 8:30 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: Dr. C. I. Scofield, who edited the… Read More ›

• Who is keeping you in God’s hand?

  By ICB Staff on February 24, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “Know therefore that the Lord thy God, He is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love Him and keep His commandments to a thousand generations.” Deuteronomy 7:9 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: When… Read More ›

• Whose clothes are you wearing?

  By ICB Staff on February 22, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for He hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, He hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as… Read More ›

• The indifference of God.

  By ICB Staff on February 21, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  The indifference of God. Maybe you know what I’m talking about. If you’re a believer, you’ve been taught that God cares for you. You’ve experienced that care, perhaps. There have been times when I’ve rested in the arms of Jesus…. Read More ›

• What is the secret key to the Bible?

  By ICB Staff on February 21, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “Open Thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of Thy law.” Psalm 119:18 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: Have you ever thought you could just go to the Bible and pull some truth out of it… Read More ›

• OK, Boomer

  By ICB Staff on February 20, 2020 • ( 0 )

  I don’t know why this 2019 article (Boomers, Take It from Woody or Iron Man: It’s Time to Pass the Torch) from Christianity Today showed up in my Twitter feed when it did. The algorithm was probably just messing with… Read More ›

• Are you asking, “Why?”

  By ICB Staff on February 20, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labor of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from… Read More ›

• Is God not enough?

  By ICB Staff on February 19, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart.” Psalm 73:1 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: Asaph, the author of Psalm 73, started his psalm by talking about the purity of a person’s… Read More ›

• Do you know what the world needs?

  By ICB Staff on February 18, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “Thou hast also given me the shield of Thy salvation: and Thy right hand hath holden me up, and Thy gentleness hath made me great.” Psalm 18:35 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: Can a person donate to the poor… Read More ›

• Is Satan lying to you?

  By ICB Staff on February 17, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “Nevertheless, I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send… Read More ›

• Are you on the run?

  By ICB Staff on February 15, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” 2 Timothy 1:7 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: God has endowed us with His power and enriched… Read More ›

• Are you in a wilderness?

  By ICB Staff on February 14, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that He might humble thee, and that He might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end.” Deuteronomy 8:16 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT:… Read More ›

• What more do you want?

  By ICB Staff on February 13, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “For the Lord your God is He that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.” Deuteronomy 20:4 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: Do you remember the miracle God performed when He parted the… Read More ›

• Are You Making Excuses?

  By ICB Staff on February 12, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.” Romans 6:22 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: In First Samuel 15, we read the story of… Read More ›

• Deep down, are you a rebel?

  By ICB Staff on February 11, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God.” 2 Corinthians 5:20 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: Is there stirring in your… Read More ›

• Why isn’t victory easy?

  By ICB Staff on February 10, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “Only rebel not ye against the Lord, neither fear ye the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their defense is departed from them, and the Lord is with us: fear them… Read More ›

• Are you sitting on the lukewarm fence?

  By ICB Staff on February 6, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be… Read More ›

• Start each morning clean

  By ICB Staff on February 5, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.” Psalm 51:2 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: Before a priest could enter the Holy of Holies, he had to stop by the basin and wash his hands… Read More ›

• New leaves push out the old

  By ICB Staff on February 4, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “Therefore, if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” 2 Corinthians 5:17 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: Our eyes delight to see those trees in… Read More ›

• 5 Marks of Success.

  By ICB Staff on February 3, 2020 • ( 1 )

  

  What is success, anyway? Volumes have been written on this, and the definition of success is oh-so subjective. Your success criteria and mine might be in two different places. Still, I’d like to tackle this one. As always, this is… Read More ›

• If you keep your eyes on Jesus…

  By ICB Staff on February 3, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.” John 16:22 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: When I was a boy, living on… Read More ›

• The link between sexual immorality and mental health

  By ICB Staff on February 1, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.” 1 Thessalonians 4:7 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: A former president of the American Psychiatric Association said, “Premarital sex relationships resulting from the so-called new morality have greatly… Read More ›

• What it will cost you to compromise with Satan

  By ICB Staff on January 30, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence: and His children shall have a place of refuge.” Proverbs 14:26 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: The devil hates families who worship together. He will allow parents to be… Read More ›

• Just give me Jesus

  By ICB Staff on January 29, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “Give unto the Lord the glory due unto His name; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.” Psalm 29:2 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: A man lived a long life as a believer and a follower of Christ,… Read More ›

• Are you helping the cause of Christ?

  By ICB Staff on January 28, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?” Romans 10:14… Read More ›

• Prayer defeats every sin

  By ICB Staff on January 27, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of Him.” Ephesians 3:12 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: One of the grandest privileges you and I have is the privilege of prayer. I believe when we… Read More ›

• Do you feel “fogged in”?

  By ICB Staff on January 25, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.” Psalm 116:5 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: Imagine you’re in a plane, ready for take-off on the runway. The pilot comes on the intercom and announces there’s a… Read More ›

• Do you want to tell God how to do things?

  By ICB Staff on January 22, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “Ye shall walk after the Lord your God, and fear Him, and keep His commandments, and obey His voice, and ye shall serve Him, and cleave unto Him.” Deuteronomy 13:4 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: When we read a… Read More ›