“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 ›
Christianity
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
Unbelief
“He that believeth on Him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.” – John 3:18 Men don’t go to hell primarily… 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 ›
Rubbed the “Right” Way
“For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned… Read More ›
It’s Your Fault!
“The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.” – 2 Peter 3:9 Suppose you were deathly sick… Read More ›
Suddenly, God Moved
There are many stories in the Bible where patience, endurance, and perseverance were necessary to obtain the promises of God. These are wonderful traits and all of them are helpful in our Christian walk. The life of Joseph and Abraham… Read More ›
My Burden is Light
“Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest … for My yoke is easy, and My burden is light.” – Matthew 11:28, 30 I’ve heard it said so many times that it’s… Read More ›
Do Your Feelings Really Count?
By Olajide David Feelings depict our moods. At times we feel angry, sad, happy, lonely, helpless, courageous, fearful etc. Feelings can take any form and frame, but do we measure God by how we feel? To begin with, we must… Read More ›
It’s You I Love
“For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of… Read More ›
An Open Bible
“Preach the Word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine.” – 2 Timothy 4:2 Something that really bothers me is to go to church and hear somebody stand up and preach… Read More ›
What is Reality?
“While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.” – 2 Corinthians 4:18 A man… Read More ›