The emphasis in the epistle to the Hebrews is Don’t live for what the world will promise you today! Live for what God has promised you in the future! Be a stranger and a pilgrim on this earth! Walk by...
The difference between spiritual fruit and human religious activity is that the fruit brings glory to Jesus Christ. Whenever we do anything in our own strength, we have a tendency to boast about it. T...
The book of Psalms has been and still is the irreplaceable devotional guide, prayer book, and hymnal of the people of God. The Hebrew title is the book of praises (tehillim).
The Submissive Mind (Phil. 2). This chapter focuses on people, and the key verse says, Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better [more impo...
The Father hears us and knows our needs even before we ask (Matt. 6:8). The Son intercedes for us and knows exactly how we feel in every situation (Rom. 8:34; Heb. 4:14–16). The Holy Spirit intercedes...
Satan is so deceptive! He likes to borrow Christian vocabulary, but he does not use the Christian dictionary!
No matter what we experience in life, as we walk by faith it becomes part of an eternal investment that will glorify God forever.
Man’s wisdom comes from reason, while God’s wisdom comes from revelation. Man’s worldly wisdom will come to nothing (1 Cor. 1:19), while God’s wisdom will endure forever. Because
It all adds up to this: one of the most important elements of effective praying is a deepening relationship with the Father. This means worshiping the Father, knowing him better through his Word, fell...
Isaiah’s greatest message is his word of salvation, announcing the coming of the Messiah, the Servant of the Lord, who would die for sinners and one day return to earth to establish His glorious kingd...
In sending his Son to earth, God caused eternity to invade time. This was not a temporary visit; when Jesus came, he wedded dust and deity, time and eternity, into one. The eternal Word was made human...
Impatience is a mark of immaturity.
If you make a mistake, admit it, and then make your mistake work for you!
If you are redeemed through faith in Christ, rejoice. Rejoice in your freedom in Christ, and use that freedom to serve others and glorify the Lord Jesus Christ.
If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth (Col. 3:1–2 NKJV).
Great names come and go, but the name of Jesus remains. The devil still hates it, the world still opposes it, but God still blesses it and we can still claim it! In the name of Jesus is the key that u...
God is glorified when people see the Master and not the minister.
God has purposes to fulfill in you and through you, and He will do all that is necessary to make you succeed (Ps. 138:8; Phil. 1:6).
God has not forsaken you, and God will not forsake you.
God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. He