JUNE 6 “For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.” – Matthew 5:18 How did it happen? How did the… Read More ›
Devotions
Put on the Righteousness of Christ
JUNE 5 “Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering.” – Colossians 3:12 Sometimes people will ask if I’m a preacher. How do they know I’m a preacher… Read More ›
The Lesson of Prayer
JUNE 4 “Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.” – Matthew 6:10 Some time ago I was invited to preach in another state, but my schedule was such that I couldn’t arrange it…. Read More ›
“Why Doesn't God Obliterate Evil?”
JUNE 3 “Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine.” – 1 Chronicles 29:11 Have you ever… Read More ›
Praying from the Heart—Not on Auto-Pilot
JUNE 2 “But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.” – Matthew 6:7 It was a very long, tiring day. I had preached three… Read More ›
Character—It’s An Inside Job
JUNE 1 “The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.” – Proverbs 20:7 This world says if we could just arrange conditions where we never have any sorrow, pain, or hurts, then we could change… Read More ›
Are You Looking Through the Right Eyeglasses?
MAY 30 “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” – Hebrews 11:1 People join churches today with wrong expectations. They think church membership guarantees blessings and no burdens. Some think that God… Read More ›
Secure in the Arms of Jesus
MAY 29 “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved.” – Acts 16:31 A Christian is not somebody who merely believes that Christ died for his sins. The devil believes that. A Christian is somebody who has… Read More ›
Putting the Emphasis on the Eternal
MAY 28 “And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on Me shall never thirst.” – John 6:35 Sometimes people in large churches get a… Read More ›
Remembering Our Heroes
MAY 27 “And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand the Lord brought you out from this place.” – Exodus 13:3… Read More ›
Is Anything Too Hard for the Lord?
MAY 25 “Is anything too hard for the Lord?” – Genesis 18:14 A little boy was trying to roll a rock as his father watched from a distance. The boy was heaving and sighing, but he couldn’t turn the stone… Read More ›
No Offense, No Effect
MAY 23 “Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.” – Matthew 10:34 A pulpit committee approached me one time and said, “We need a pastor for our… Read More ›
God Will Always Answer
MAY 22 “Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.” – Jeremiah 33:3 I read about some children in a Sunday School class who wrote letters to a missionary… Read More ›
Calling Good Evil and Evil Good
MAY 21 “Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!” – Isaiah 5:20 People can become so warped in their… Read More ›
Letting God Work In and Through You
MAY 20 “For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of His good pleasure.” – Philippians 2:13 One of the greatest secrets I have ever learned is this: God doesn’t want me to do… Read More ›
Grateful—for We Are Blessed!
MAY 19 “Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.” – Philippians 4:6 Sometimes we complain when we shouldn’t. I remember one time driving across the… Read More ›
Psalm 47: How Awesome is the LORD Most High
Psalm 47 1 Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy. 2 How awesome is the LORD Most High, the great King over all the earth! 3 He subdued nations under us, peoples under our… Read More ›
The Mind vs. the Brain
MAY 18 “Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any… Read More ›
True Peace and Satisfaction
MAY 16 “With long life will I satisfy him, and show him My salvation.” – Psalm 91:16 I was witnessing to a man one day in front of his house. He said, “I’ve got a good income. You see that… Read More ›
Loving Chastisement of the Father
MAY 15 “For whom the Lord loves He chastens, and scourges every son whom He receives.” – Hebrews 12:6 As a child, did you ever get a spanking you didn’t deserve? Maybe now and then your dad or mom would… Read More ›
At the End of Your Rope
MAY 14 “Who is among you that fears the Lord, that obeys the voice of His servant… let him trust in the name of the Lord, and stay upon his God.” – Isaiah 50:10 I have always been amazed at… Read More ›
Strengthening Your Wings
MAY 13 “How that in a great trial of affliction, the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.” – 2 Corinthians 8:2 A man watched a butterfly trying to emerge from a… Read More ›
Thanking God for Godly Mothers
MAY 12 “Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.” Exodus 20:12 One time I had the privilege of speaking with the 41st President of the… Read More ›
Questions about the Lord’s Day
MAY 9 Exodus 20:8 – “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.” Is it okay to watch television on Sunday? Is it okay to go to a ball game on Sunday? Is it okay to eat out on Sunday?… Read More ›
Tempted, But Not Beyond What We Can Bear
MAY 8 “For He knows our frame; He remembers that we are dust.” – Psalm 103:14 A factory mechanic builds a truck. He knows the chassis of that truck and knows the load it can carry. In the same way,… Read More ›
More Than Fair-Weather Christianity
MAY 7 “If we believe not, yet He abides faithful: He cannot deny Himself.” – 2 Timothy 2:13 Are you a fair-weather Christian? There are some who, if their children get sick, will stop tithing. If they get a bad… Read More ›
Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus
MAY 6 “And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.” – Mark 11:22 I ask some Christians, “How are you doing?” They say, “Okay—under the circumstances.” How did you ever get there? Circumstances are like a mattress. You’re… Read More ›
Running With Endurance
MAY 5 “Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abides alone: but if it die, it brings forth much fruit.” – John 12:24 You can tell the size of a Christian by what it takes… Read More ›
Rounding Third and Heading for Home
MAY 4 “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.” – 2 Timothy 4:7 When Jesus came to the end of His life, He said, “I have finished the work which Thou… Read More ›
All Things May Be Lawful, But…
MAY 2 “All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.” – 1 Corinthians 6:12 If you want to be… Read More ›