“Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.” James 4:17 Procrastination. Just seeing the word makes me want to put off saying anything else. Are you under conviction in that area?… Read More ›
Christianity
When Your Life Caves In
“And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.” – Mark 13:26 When we come to a place where we don’t understand what’s happening…when everything seems to be caving in, there… Read More ›
One Way to “Get Prayer Back in Schools”
“And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works.” -Hebrews 10:24 One area where Christians can shed the light of Christ is in our school system. We have a generation who has no standards of… Read More ›
On the Proving Ground
“Examine me, O Lord, and prove me; try my reins and my heart. For Thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes: and I have walked in Thy truth.” – Psalm 26:2-3 How do automobile manufacturers make sure their vehicles are safe… Read More ›
Learning to Love, Learning to Hate
“Ye that love the Lord, hate evil: He preserveth the souls of His saints; He delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.” – Psalm 97:10 This may come as a surprise to you, but just because you’re a… Read More ›
What Are You Afraid Of?
“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for Thou art with me; Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort me.” – Psalm 23:4 In Matthew 25, we read the parable… Read More ›
Is Courtesy a Way of Life for You?
“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 Do you know what our churches could use a little bit more… Read More ›
Welcome! You are in the Priesthood
“But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should show forth the praises of Him who hath called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.” – 1 Peter 2:9 Christians… Read More ›
Will God Be Enough…?
“And ye shall be hated of all men for My name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.” Matthew 10:22 Have you ever read God’s Hall of Fame in Hebrews chapter 11? These men and women… Read More ›
Standing on the Edge of the Red Sea
“For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but My kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of My peace be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee.” – Isaiah 54:10 Sometimes the… Read More ›
Finding Joy in All the Right Places
“O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in Him.” – Psalm 34:8 A Christian should be filled with joy. But we can’t take any credit for it. It is Jesus who gives us… Read More ›
The God Who Can’t Be Figured Out
“For He looks to the ends of the earth, andsees under the whole heaven; To make the weight for the winds; and He weighs the waters by measure.” – Job 28:24-25 There are certain things God is not going to… Read More ›
Not to Decide Is to Decide
“I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live.” – Deuteronomy 30:19 Years ago I was… Read More ›
Shaking Hands or Saving Lives?
“He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.” – John 3:36 There was a preacher who kept a painting in… Read More ›
The Least Among Us
By Ken Barnes …..So God has put the body together such that extra honor and care are given to those parts that have less dignity. (I Corinthians 12:24 NLT) God has designed the Body of Christ so that the people… Read More ›
Hidden from the Wise, Revealed to the Humble
“But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; And base things of the world, and things which… Read More ›
Perfect in His sight
“Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.” Romans 4:8 God has imputed His righteousness to every believer. That means that instead of your sin being on your account, it is His righteousness instead. Not… Read More ›
God Sees Both the End and the Beginning
“For whom He did foreknow, He also did predestinate to beconformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.” – Romans 8:29 God’s wisdom is supreme. Now, we know after the fact, but… Read More ›
Be Vigilant—You Have an Enemy
“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.” – 1 Peter 5:8 Your adversary the devil is prowling about like a roaring lion. Don’t underestimate his power. Satan… Read More ›
Be Vigilant—You Have an Enemy
“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.” – 1 Peter 5:8 Your adversary the devil is prowling about like a roaring lion. Don’t underestimate his power. Satan… Read More ›
Two Days that Will Steal Your Joy
“Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high… Read More ›
Two Days that Will Steal Your Joy
“Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high… Read More ›
When?
“I must work the works of Him that sent Me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.” John 9:4 Robert Moffett, a great missionary statesman, said, “We shall have all eternity in which to celebrate… Read More ›
Who Are You Burning Your Candle For?
“For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.” – Romans 8:13 We preachers are fond of saying, “Get right with God. You may… Read More ›
His Peace and Joy in Suffering
“For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow His steps.” – 1 Peter 2:21 Christ suffered for you. “But I don’t want to suffer for Him.” You’re going… Read More ›
God is Beautifully Arranging You!
“Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?” – 1 Corinthians 3:16 I’ve had the privilege of pastoring churches in the midst of building campaigns, and it’s been a… Read More ›
God is Beautifully Arranging You!
“Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?” – 1 Corinthians 3:16 I’ve had the privilege of pastoring churches in the midst of building campaigns, and it’s been a… Read More ›
Saved, Sealed and Secure!
“In Whom ye also trusted,after that ye heard the Word of Truth, the gospel of your salvation: in Whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise.” – Ephesians 1:13 What does it mean… Read More ›
Faith: Your Link to Promise and Victory
“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 ›
Faith: Your Link to Promise and Victory
“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 ›