“And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of… Read More ›
INSPIRATIONAL DEVOTIONS
A Depraved Diet
“And there was a great famine in Samaria; and indeed they besieged it until a donkey’s head was sold for eighty shekels of silver, and one-fourth of a kab of dove droppings for five shekels of silver.” – 2 Kings… Read More ›
Christ Is the Way to Holiness
“I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, Who loved me, and… Read More ›
Are You Following God?
Impatient and not willing to wait for God’s alignment of circumstances, too many of us interfere with God’s way of doing things. We step in, and with our own might and intellect, we try to hurry things along. We push… Read More ›
Deny Yourself
“Then said Jesus unto His disciples, If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.” – Matthew 16:24 Do you want to be filled with Spirit of God? Do you… Read More ›
Sin is the Cause; Christ is the Cure!
“Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned.” – Romans 5:12 Some would say that man is but the sum total of… Read More ›
New Labels on Old Bottles
“If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us … If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.” 1… Read More ›
Things of Value
“Glory and honor are in His presence; strength and gladness are in His place.” – 1 Chronicles 16:27 I heard about a little girl who loved her daddy so much she wanted to do something special for him for Christmas. She… Read More ›
Is the Choice You’re Making Questionable?
“… for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.” – Romans 14:23 A man was in the back bedroom getting dressed. His wife was out in the living room talking with a friend. He yelled out, “Is this shirt clean enough… Read More ›
Never Been More Alive!
“He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.” – 1 John 5:12 If you are a child of God and this moment were to have a stroke or a… Read More ›
It’s Confession
“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” – 1 John 1:9 Psychologists are always talking about getting rid of your guilt complexes. They say man… Read More ›
Are The Plans Of God Haphazard?
God’s way will turn a man’s thoughts inside out and upside down. We can’t forecast the way God works. The wisdom of the world would argue that God is haphazard, but He is not calculable in His providence. He works… Read More ›
You’re Going to Live
“And whosoever liveth and believeth in Me shall never die…” – John 11:26 I heard a story about a boy who was dying on a battlefield. The chaplain was there, cradling this boy’s head tenderly in his hands. The boy looked… Read More ›
All Have Sinned
“For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” – Romans 3:23 You may be a “righteous” sinner, a “moral” sinner, a “church member” sinner, a “fine up-standing” sinner, or an “educated” sinner; but you are a… Read More ›
The Gospel Of Peace
The Christian spiritual race is an uphill climb, full of snares and rough places. A smart runner selects shoes that will carry him through every type terrain. Our spiritual armor includes shoes, and we are instructed to “shod our feet… Read More ›
Get Some Sleep
“Behold, He that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.” – Psalm 121:4 I heard about a man who was in a crisis and couldn’t sleep. He thought about this verse of Scripture, “He that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor… Read More ›
Frequency, Fervency, or Flippancy?
“Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.” Proverbs 16:18 “Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.” – 1 Corinthians 10:12 I think the reason we don’t pray with frequency and fervency today… Read More ›
Pray When You Don’t Feel Like It
“And ye shall seek Me, and find Me, when ye shall search for Me with all your heart.” – Jeremiah 29:13 Many times we pray trying to impress someone in our group, but the early Christians weren’t trying to impress… Read More ›
The Fellowship of Prayer
“If any two of you shall agree on earth as touching anything that they shall ask, it will be done for them of My Father which is in Heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in My name,… Read More ›
Life Is a Mystery to be Lived
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.” –… Read More ›
How Do You Handle A Crisis?
“And he [Herod] killed James the brother of John with the sword. And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also.” – Acts 12:2-3 “And we know that all things work together for good to… Read More ›
What Did You Pray For This Morning?
“Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church. And he killed James, the brother of John, with the sword. And…he proceeded further to take Peter also…. And…he put him in prison….Peter… Read More ›
Prayer Wrestling
“Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ’s sake, for the love of the Spirit, that you strive together with me in your prayers to God for me.” – Romans 15:30 One of the things I’m trying to… Read More ›
God Has a Plan for Your Life
“…let us run with patience the race that is set before us.” – Hebrews 12:1 God has a plan for my life, and God has a plan for your life. Do you know God’s plan for your life? I don’t care… Read More ›
Good and Best
“… let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us.” – Hebrews 12:1 There’s a certain discipline that belongs to the… Read More ›
Submission Is Love
In this day and time, the word submission is often held in a negative light. It is confused with control and servility, a slavish submission to others ruling over us. But, when viewed with a spiritual perspective, submission is an… Read More ›
My Eyes Were On You
“Looking unto Jesus the Author and Finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.” – Hebrews 12:2… Read More ›
Distorted!
“This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.” – Galatians 5:16 When God made you, He gave you certain impulses—like the impulse of hunger and thirst, the need for rest, the… Read More ›
Love Not the World
“Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.” – 1 John 2:15 It stands to reason: if you love health, you’re going… Read More ›
You’re Too Late!
“When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, He said, ‘It is finished,’ and He bowed His head and gave up the ghost.” – John 19:30 Evangelist Billy Sunday preached in tent meetings. It is told that one time after a meeting… Read More ›