When God’s people got right with Him, notice what happened: Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, “The Lord hath done great things for them.” The Lord hath done… Read More ›
Christianity
The Difference Between Happiness And Joy
Sin promises joy, but it never delivers. Why? Because true joy is only found in the Lord Jesus Christ. You can be a lost person and be happy for a while. But what I’m talking about here is not happiness,… Read More ›
Fixing Your Heart
Did you know that God tells us to “flee fornication” at least 27 times in the Bible? When I was in college, I kept a motto on my desk that said: “He who would not fall down ought not to… Read More ›
A Thankful Heart Is A Joy-Filled Heart
“These things have I spoken unto you, that My joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.” John 15:11 Did you know that a Christian without joy is a contradiction in terms? If you are right with… Read More ›
The Most Harmful Sin
When a man or woman commits adultery, what kind of a sin do they commit? First of all, they sin against themselves. First Corinthians 6:18 says, “Flee fornication. Every sin that a man does is without the body; but he… Read More ›
The Reason For The Cross
Suppose someone were to come up to you and punch you in the nose. And suppose in an act of compassion you were to say to that person, “I forgive you.” And suppose they responded, “There’s no need for you… Read More ›
Your Job As A Parent
The Bible says, “As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings” (Deuteronomy 32:11). What is an eagle doing when she does this? She is teaching her… Read More ›
God's Laws For Our Welfare
Have you ever gotten the idea that if you live according to God’s laws, you’re going to miss out? The truth is if you don’t live according to God’s law, you’re going to miss out! I hear young people talking… Read More ›
Let The Fire Fall
Surely, there has never been a more critical time for a Christ-honoring, soul-saving fire from heaven revival! In the book of 1 Kings, we learn of a time similar to what we are experiencing today and it gives us application… Read More ›
Moral Impurity – A Sin Against Society
Did you know that God built the home before He instituted government and before He built the church? His plan was, and still is, one man for one woman until death do them part. But the devil has aimed the… Read More ›
Inspect The Fruit
We live in a generation that talks a lot about the gifts of the Spirit, like prophecy, tongues, miracles, helps, and giving. Many are saying, “This is my gift, what is your gift?” “How can I know my gift? How… Read More ›
Make A Leap Of Faith
There comes a time when you have to make a leap of faith. Faith goes beyond logic. When Jesus was with those tired, hungry people following Him, He called to Phillip, “How are we going to feed these people? There… Read More ›
Lay Aside Every Weight
Many of us are carrying extra weight. The Bible says we are to “lay aside every weight.” When I was a young man, I used to be on the track team, and when I would run, I would get the… Read More ›
Faith Is the Heart’s Response to God’s Character
What is faith? Faith is the heart’s response to the character of God. When Jesus Christ came to this earth, He left behind all the splendor, all the glory, all that is in heaven. What do you think Jesus looked… Read More ›
The Inerrancy of the Bible and Why This Should Concern You
I recently listened to a service in which the pastor was expounding on the Word of God – specifically the truth of God’s Word. This raises the question: Is the Word of God, the Bible, inspired – or is the… Read More ›
What To Do With Your Burdens
“Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of… Read More ›
God Must Be Accepted Through Faith
In the Bible, God is not explained. God is simply presented and must be accepted by faith. In Hebrews 11:6 the Bible says, “For without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he that cometh to God must believe… Read More ›
Assurance Of Everlasting Life
A little boy was in a revival meeting. The pastor preached from John 5:24, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth My word, and believeth on Him that sent Me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into… Read More ›
Redeemed By His Blood
I read that Abraham Lincoln, who hated slavery, was in the slave market one day. He saw a beautiful young slave girl being auctioned off to lecherous men bidding on her to make her their dirty plaything. Abraham Lincoln began… Read More ›
This Amazing Grace
Grace is the most beautiful word in the Bible other than Jesus. Grace is what makes God love us when there is nothing lovely about us. Romans 5:8 says, “But God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we… Read More ›
God Is Not Fair
If you ever get the idea that God is supposed to be fair, I have some Truth you need to know. God is not fair; God is just. God doesn’t owe us anything. He is a God of mercy, and… Read More ›
National Repentance
Often I wonder, will oceans of tears and rivers of blood be the price this nation pays for flaunting its rebellion in the eyes of a righteous, holy God? Our only hope is in repentance. “If My people, which are… Read More ›
Admit Your Sin
There’s a story about a king who visited a slave ship. He went below to talk to those who were chained to the oars, and he asked one man, “Why are you here?” “Sire,” he said, “I don’t know why… Read More ›
God Demands Perfection
So many people have the idea that God is going to grade on the curve. We say to ourselves, We’re bad, but we’re not as bad as somebody else. But God doesn’t grade on a curve. As a matter of… Read More ›
God Clearly Seen In Creation
The atheist believes that nothing times nobody equals everything—that it all just happened. But the Bible says it is clearly seen. “For the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the… Read More ›
Not Ashamed Of The Savior
A young man was called out of a life of sin to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ. He had repented of his sin and was made new. Right before he entered the pulpit to preach one Sunday morning, someone… Read More ›
Are You Ashamed Of The Gospel?
Are you ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ? Are you ashamed to put a Bible on your desk at work? Are you ashamed to bow your head in prayer in the cafeteria? Are you ashamed to invite people to… Read More ›
Description of the United States in the Bible?
While reading today a thought occurred to me: Read the following verses slowly and carefully (without scrolling down) absorbing what these verses are saying to us. I know we have all read these verses many times, but read them with… Read More ›
In God We Trust
The Author Of Terror Terrorism is no longer just another news story that America hears from a far away place on the nightly news. As of September 11, 2001, terrorism is now a national reality on American soil. The World… Read More ›
Evidence Of The Resurrection
Jesus was not a divine man. He was not a human God. He was the God-man. Perfect humanity and perfect Deity. How do we know Jesus was not just another wild-eyed fanatic? How do we know He was not just… Read More ›