“And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; … but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” Joshua 24:15 It’s always been amazing to me… Read More ›
Christianity
You Will Never See My Face
“… ‘for I [God] will not go up in the midst of thee [the Israelites]; for thou art a stiff-necked people: lest I consume thee in the way’. … And he [Moses] said unto Him, ‘If Thy presence go not… Read More ›
Does Money Satisfy?
“But godliness with contentment is great gain.” – 1 Timothy 6:6 Dr. Vance Havner is quoted as saying, “I’m often amused and amazed at the way we equate Christianity with success, popularity, and prosperity. We may not admit it, but we… Read More ›
God’s Ways
“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways, saith the Lord.” – Isaiah 55:8 There’s an oft-repeated illustration about an old bookmark. On one side, it’s beautifully embroidered and says, “God is Love.” But on the… Read More ›
Avoiding the Panic Button
“He made known His ways unto Moses, His acts unto the children of Israel.” Psalm 103:7 “Restin the Lord, and wait patiently for Him …” – Psalm 37:7 Peter and James were both put in prison for preaching the gospel. But… Read More ›
Avoiding the Panic Button
“He made known His ways unto Moses, His acts unto the children of Israel.” Psalm 103:7 “Restin the Lord, and wait patiently for Him …” – Psalm 37:7 Peter and James were both put in prison for preaching the gospel. But… Read More ›
Knowing God Intimately
“Now therefore, I pray Thee, if I have found grace in Thy sight, show me now Thy way, that I may know Thee, that I may find grace in Thy sight…” – Exodus 33:13 There are two ways that you can… Read More ›
Knowing God Intimately
“Now therefore, I pray Thee, if I have found grace in Thy sight, show me now Thy way, that I may know Thee, that I may find grace in Thy sight…” – Exodus 33:13 There are two ways that you can… Read More ›
Standing on the Inside
“For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry…” – 1 Samuel 15:23 There is a classic story about a father who told his little four year old son to sit down, but the son… Read More ›
Standing on the Inside
“For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry…” – 1 Samuel 15:23 There is a classic story about a father who told his little four year old son to sit down, but the son… Read More ›
Bitterness
“And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice.” – Ephesians 4:30-31 Bitterness… Read More ›
Bitterness
“And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice.” – Ephesians 4:30-31 Bitterness… Read More ›
Revive Us Again!
“Wilt thou not revive us again: that Thy people may rejoice in Thee?” – Psalm 85:6 What we need in America is a sweeping revival. They tell us that a nation’s decay occurs in nine cycles. 1. People go from bondage… Read More ›
Revive Us Again!
“Wilt thou not revive us again: that Thy people may rejoice in Thee?” – Psalm 85:6 What we need in America is a sweeping revival. They tell us that a nation’s decay occurs in nine cycles. 1. People go from bondage… Read More ›
The King’s Table
“Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear My voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with Me.” – Revelation 3:20 A man once told… Read More ›
The King’s Table
“Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear My voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with Me.” – Revelation 3:20 A man once told… Read More ›
The Answer to All Our Problems
“For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.” – 1 Corinthians 1:18 I once met a lawyer on an airplane. We began to talk… Read More ›
The Value of Wisdom
“How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!” – Proverbs 16:16 I was interested to note in the newspaper that several billion dollars was moved from one bank to… Read More ›
Unchanged
“But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a… Read More ›
Unchanged
“But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a… Read More ›
The Simple-Minded
“How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?” – Proverbs 1:22 A Greek named Demosthenes was once addressing a bored and listless audience, so he told them a… Read More ›
The Simple-Minded
“How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?” – Proverbs 1:22 A Greek named Demosthenes was once addressing a bored and listless audience, so he told them a… Read More ›
The Eye of a Needle
“It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.” – Mark 10:25 Around the walls of Jerusalem and other Bible-era cities, they had little… Read More ›
How Faith, Family and Friends Can Pull You Through Personal Crises
How do you get through a personal crisis? Many people believe that as long as you have faith, family, and friends, you are sure to get through anything. Surviving a crisis of any kind is nearly impossible to do… Read More ›
Under New Management
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 When I first got saved, I learned about Jesus in the Bible, and that… Read More ›
A Child of the King
“Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;” – Ephesians 3:8 Have you been complaining about your poverty? Listen, you may not… Read More ›
A Child of the King
“Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;” – Ephesians 3:8 Have you been complaining about your poverty? Listen, you may not… Read More ›
The Deceitfulness of Riches
BIBLE MEDITATION: “And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the Word, And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the Word, and it… Read More ›
The Deceitfulness of Riches
BIBLE MEDITATION: “And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the Word, And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the Word, and it… Read More ›
Taken Captive
“And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.” – 2 Timothy 2:26 I’ve heard it told how they catch monkeys in the South Sea Islands: they… Read More ›