When you are in the place of God’s choosing, you don’t ever need to be afraid, for faith and fear cannot dwell in the same heart (Isa. 12:2; Mark 4:40).
When we commit our lives to the Lord, what happens to us happens by way of appointment and not by accident.
We ought to take time to admire His wisdom in creation. I’ve read that if the proportion of gases in the air were changed ever so slightly, all of us would die. The way God tilted the earth, the way H...
Until a person knows he is a sinner, he cannot appreciate the gracious salvation God offers in Jesus Christ.
True salvation is free of works and totally dependent upon God’s grace.
True faith isn’t frightened by threats, impressed by crowds, or swayed by superstitious ceremonies. True faith obeys the Lord and trusts Him to work out the consequences.
To have the mind of Christ means to look at life from the Savior’s point of view, having His values and desires in mind. It means to think God’s thoughts and not think as the world thinks.
To the Jews, wine was a gift from God and a source of joy (Judg. 9:13; Ps. 104:15). The law did not demand total abstinence, but it did warn against drunkenness (Deut. 21:18–21; Prov. 20:1; 23:20–21,...
Till He comes, we will have to accept the reality of evil in this world and keep praying, Even so, come, Lord Jesus (Rev. 22:20).
There were an estimated sixty million slaves in the Roman Empire, and a slave was looked on as a piece of property, not a person. In loving devotion, Paul had enslaved himself to Christ, to be His ser...
The fear of the Lord is that attitude of reverence and awe that His people show to Him because they love Him and respect His power and His greatness.
The word wait does not suggest that we sit around and do nothing. It means to hope, to look to God for all that we need (Isa. 26:3; 30:15). This involves meditating on His character and His promises,...
The will of God comes from the heart of God (Ps. 33:11), and He delights to make it known to His children when He knows they are humble and willing to obey. We don’t seek God’s will like customers who...
The way you look at your ministry helps to determine how you will fulfill it.
The virgin birth of Christ is a key doctrine; for if Jesus Christ is not God come in sinless human flesh, then we have no Savior. Jesus had to be
The snare in Christian work is to rejoice in successful service, to rejoice in the fact that God has used you. . . . If you make usefulness the test, then Jesus Christ was the greatest failure that ev...
The service we render for others is really the rent we pay for our room on this earth. Wilfred Grenfell
The secret of joy in spite of circumstances is the single mind. The secret of joy in spite of people is the submissive mind.
The secret of Caleb’s life is found in a phrase that’s repeated six times in Scripture: He wholly followed the LORD God of Israel
The only thing we can depend on is the rule and reign of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. If He is on the throne of our lives, then we can face tomorrow with courage and confidence.