JUNE 27 “…and thou shalt call His name Jesus: for He shall save His people from their sins.” – Matthew 1:21 Are Christians fools for believing in Jesus? Are we serving a false God? If you go to the tomb of… Read More ›
Devotions
God’s Provision in the Midst of Suffering
JUNE 26 “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 Over and… Read More ›
The Ultimate Act of Forgiveness
JUNE 25 “For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God.” – 1 Peter 3:18 Suppose someone were to punch you in the nose? And suppose in an act… Read More ›
Where Is Your Treasure?
JUNE 23 “. . . for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” – Matthew 6:21 There are many people who think they are wealthy who are not. Many of us may remember watching the television series “Lifestyles… Read More ›
Without Even Saying A Word
June 22 “I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go.” – Psalm 32:8 I was talking to my son one day, and he reminded me of something that happened when he was a little… Read More ›
A Challenge for Fathers
June 20 “Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders.” – Proverbs 31:23 Once a year we celebrate fathers. Maybe you are one. Let me give you a challenge. One father said, “If I had… Read More ›
Faithful in Your Words
June 19 “But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.” – James 5:12… Read More ›
Should We Bring Children Into Such a Chaotic World?
June 18 “As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the… Read More ›
Train Up A Child
June 17 “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6 A little boy was riding around and around the block. A man asked him, “What… Read More ›
Nothing Less Than God’s Optimum for Your Life
JUNE 16 “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.” – Jeremiah 29:11 Do you love Christ? Do you long to please… Read More ›
God’s Holiness, Love and Mercy
June 15 “For He hath made Him to be sin for us, Who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him.” – 2 Corinthians 5:21 God will never overlook sin. He cannot. God is… Read More ›
God’s Plan of Restoration for Your Life
June 13 “He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.” – Job 33:28 On the night of Jesus’ arrest, Peter denied Jesus — three times! In spite of Peter’s lack of… Read More ›
Overcoming Fear and Worry
June 12 “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” – 2 Timothy 1:7 When we ought to be enjoying victorious, abundant lives…what happens? Fear creeps in… Read More ›
Working Together In Unity
June 11 “For we are laborers together with God: ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building.” – 1 Corinthians 3:9 How powerful it is when we work together in unity! I was reading about how Canadian geese always fly… Read More ›
Discovering His Will for Your Life
JUNE 10 “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.” – Philippians 3:13 Nehemiah was a man who knew… Read More ›
Believing In the Living God
JUNE 9 “If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which He hath testified of His Son.” – 1 John 5:9 I’ve been asked, “Pastor Rogers, do you… Read More ›
What’s at the Heart
JUNE 8 “Behold, Thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part Thou shalt make me to know wisdom.” – Psalm 51:6 Have you ever gone to a sawmill and watched them process timber? They take a… Read More ›
The Master Designer
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 ›
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 ›